"View of the Great Wall of China, Called Van-Lee-Tching, or Wall of Ten Thousand Lee Taken Near the Pass of Cou-Pe-Koo", Nicol, George

This striking view of the Great Wall of China comes from Sir George Staunton's An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China..., a multi-volume work recounting the failed efforts of the Macartney Embassy to improve trade relations with China in 1793. Staunton wrote about the Great Wall in glowing terms, proclaiming, "The masonry and brick work in the Towers alone exceed those of all London." Drawn by William Alexander from a sketch by H.W. Parish and engraved by Thomas Medland.

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Condition: B+

On watermarked paper with good margins and light foxing.