A SET OF FRAMED ENGRAVINGS AFTER DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1767 - 1816)

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Who accompanied the first British Embassy to China in 1792-94, published in London by George Nicol, April 12th 1797 , 'The Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', by Sir George Staunton, the individual plates as follows: marked 'J WHATMAN 1794' each page 59cm by 44cm 'J WHATMAN 1794' Provenance: Woolley & Wallis, 19th May 2010, lot 156 12: A Leaf of the Cactus Opuntia or Prickly Pear with the Cochineal Insects upon it 13:The Fire-backed Pheasant of Java 14: Natives of Cochin-China playing at Shittlcock with their Feet 15: View in Turon Bay 17: A Chinese Military Post, (framed and glazed) 18: Chinese Military drawn out in compliment to the British Embassador, (framed and glazed) 19: Instruments of War used by the Chinese 20: View of one of the Western Gates of the City of Pekin, (framed and glazed) 23: Plans, Sections, Elevations & c. of the Great Wall of China and some of the Towers, Near The Pass of Cou-Pe- Keou 25: The Approach of the Emperor of China to his Tent in Tartary, to receive the British Embassador, (framed and glazed) 26: Plan, Section and Elevation of the Poo-Ta-La, or Temple of the Lama at Zhe-Hol in Tartary 27: A View of Poo-Ta-La or Great Temple near Zhe-Hol in Tartary, (framed and glazed) 28: Punishment of the Tcha 30: A Scene in an Historical Play exhibited on the Chinese Stage 31: View of a Pai-Loo, improperly called a Triumphal Arch, and of a Chinese Fortress34: Plan and Section of a Sluice or Flood Gate on the Grand Canal of China 35: Chinese Barges of the Embassy passing through a Sluice on the Grand Canal (framed and glazed) 36: View of the Lake Pao-Yng where it is separated from the Grand Canal by an embankment of Earth, (framed and glazed) 37: The Pelicanus Sinensis, or Fishing Corvorant of China 41: View of the Tower of the Thundering Winds on the borders of the Lake See-Hoo, taken from the Vale of Tombs, (framed and glazed) 42: Economy of Time and Labor, exemplified in a Chinese Waterman 43:The Rock of Quang-Yin, with an Excavation near its base, serving as a Temple and dwelling for several Priests of Fo 44: Section and Elevation of a Wheel used by the Chinese for raising Water

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