N/A. English: Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793. A group of Chinese laborers-trackers eating their meal of rice, which they cooked on the earthen stove. The flat boards with ropes which were applied to the breast when pulling junks or other vessels are in the foreground. Trackers dragged the vessels when the tide or wind was unfavorable; around twenty were usually employed driven by a task-master. Image taken from The Costume of China, illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings, published in London in 1805. circa 1800. William Alexander  

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N/A. English: Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793. A group of Chinese laborers-trackers eating their meal of rice, which they cooked on the earthen stove. The flat boards with ropes which were applied to the breast when pulling junks or other vessels are in the foreground. Trackers dragged the vessels when the tide or wind was unfavorable; around twenty were usually employed driven by a task-master. Image taken from The Costume of China, illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings, published in London in 1805. circa 1800. William Alexander  (1767–1816)   Alternative names Mr. Alexander; W. Alexander Description English painter and drafter Date of birth/death 10 April 1767 23 July 1816 Location of birth/death Maidstone Maidstone Authority control : Q961465 VIAF: 46805708 ISNI: 0000 0001 0895 7948 ULAN: 500014977 LCCN: n81069035 NLA: 35147199 WorldCat 44 A GROUP OF TRACKERS

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Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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