The Emperor of China receiving homage from his subjects. caption title

by Charles Theodore Middleton, C. White, Engraver

A$175 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

(London). (circa 1779). Engraving on laid paper 29 x 17 cm (platemark including caption); 37 x 22.7 cm (sheet), decorative border and title cartouche, lower corner a little creased, margins with scattered spotting and toning, but in very good condition. This engraving appeared in Middleton's "New & Complete System of..... More

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