CHINA. Tanka floating fishing village. Pau ing (BAOYING, Jiangsu) windmills 1746

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'Floating Village, artfully contrived of Bambu Canes twisted so close together that no Moisture can penetrate, on which Foundations they build thier Huts; City Pau ing hyen, with its wind Mills of Mate sails used to draw out or let in the water'. Artist/engraver/cartographer: N. Parr. Provenance: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels"; Printed for Thomas Astley, Published by His Majesty's Authority, London. Type: Antique copperplate print.

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Size: 1829px × 2334px
Location: China
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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