Sujet

General View of the Great Wall of China, from the Sea, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

General View of the Great Wall of China, from the Sea, 1850. 'This stupendous work of human labour has its eastern termination on the shore of the Gulf of Leotong, about 120 miles north of the Peiho...Viewed from the water, the terminus appears to consist of a fortress some 300 yards in length, having a large gateway in the southern face, close outside of which, and between it and the sea, is a permanent joss-house, or temple, while the northern end is surmounted by a modern two-storied guardhouse; immediately beneath, the Wall projects seaward...[we] were civilly received by a white-buttoned mandarin and a small party of soldiers, who informed us we were perfectly at liberty to inspect the Wall at our leisure...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A36_256

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34,6Mo (2,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 20,7cm / 4960 x 2440 (300dpi)

Mots clés

travel sea coast building wall walls coastal mountain mountains China British geography defence defences fortifications fortification Great Wall of China Victorian century Britain newspapers press B&W tourist attraction engraved engraving 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century tourism The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper landscape Unknown 19th-century guard house