Chinese porter carrying goods in a wheelbarrow, 18th century

Chinese porter carrying goods in a wheelbarrow, 18th century. The wheelbarrow has a sail at the front to catch the wind. Porteur avec sa brouette a voile. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries La Chine: Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Chinois, - China: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the Chinese, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1822. Jean-Baptiste Eyries - (1767-1846) was a - French - geographer, author and translator

 china 1822 18th Century Barrow French -  geographer J-b. Eyries Jean-baptiste Eyries La Chine Labourer Librairie De Gide Fils Manners And Mores Of The Chinese Moeurs Et Usages Des Chinois Straw Hat Translator Wheelbarrow William Alexander

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