A Chinese military post

One of a pair of hand-colored engravings (colored later?) afte Alexander, from Atlas to Staunton's "An Authentic account of an Embassy ... to the Emperor of China," No. 17, engraved by J. Pass; row of soldiers with standard near look-out tower, other soldiers practicing swordmanship at left. On the river Euho. See also: Chinese military drawn out in Compliment to the British Embassador. One of a pair of hand-colored engravings (colored later?) afte Alexander, from Atlas to Staunton's "An Authentic account of an Embassy ... to the Emperor of China," No. 17, engraved by J. Pass; row of soldiers with standard near look-out tower, other soldiers practicing swordmanship at left. On the river Euho. See also: Chinese military drawn out in Compliment to the British Embassador. Oblong medium folio, matted; plate marks, margins trimmed; clean. Color plate from auction catalog. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1948.