Chinese waterman and his barge, 18th century

Chinese waterman and his barge, 18th century. He sits in the front of the boat next to a large gong. Two bamboo poles lies in the boat. Batelier. 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 Barge Ferryman French -  geographer Gong J-b. Eyries Jean-baptiste Eyries Junk La Chine Librairie De Gide Fils Manners And Mores Of The Chinese Moeurs Et Usages Des Chinois Translator William Alexander

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