Pekinese (Beijingese) camel, China
The Pekingese (Beijingese) Camel'. Camels may be encountered in tens of thousands crossing the desert of Gobi, laden with brick tea, on their way to the Russian frontier. Brick tea, in the absence of metallic currency, forms the circulating medium in Mongolia, Siberia, and Thibet. These beasts are also employed in transporting coal and other commodities
Picture No
11939089
Media ID
46076896
Size
3040px x 2540px
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Credit
© The John Meek Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
From Illustrations of China and its People' by J Thomson, published by Sampson Low, 1874. Photograph: John Meek
Date
1874
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