William Alexander 1767-1816
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A Leaf of the Cactus Opuntia, or Prickly Pear with the Cochineal Insects upon it
Plate 12 From the Folio Atlas Accompanying Sir George Staunton's "An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China..."; including Cursory Observations made, and Information Obtained, in Traveling through that Ancient Empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary. Together with a Relation of the Voyage Undertaken on the Occasion by His Majesty's Ship Lion, and the Ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's Service to the Yellow Sea, and the Gulf of Pekin.
Published in 1796 by G. Nicol
Image 13.75" x 9.25" on 12" x 15.5" Plate
on 15.75" x 22.25" Folio Page
England
Sculpture/Engraver: J. Pafs/W. Alexander
This engraving can be seen:
HERE
Pasted on the back as below:
Plate 12 From the Folio Atlas Accompanying Sir George Staunton's "An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China..."; including Cursory Observations made, and Information Obtained, in Traveling through that Ancient Empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary. Together with a Relation of the Voyage Undertaken on the Occasion by His Majesty's Ship Lion, and the Ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's Service to the Yellow Sea, and the Gulf of Pekin.
Published in 1796 by G. Nicol
Image 13.75" x 9.25" on 12" x 15.5" Plate
on 15.75" x 22.25" Folio Page
England
Sculpture/Engraver: J. Pafs/W. Alexander
This engraving can be seen:
HERE
Pasted on the back as below:
