Temple De Buddha - Borget c.1842 unmatted and loose

unmatted and loose

Publication: From Voyage autour du monde

Hokkaido (Terra Eso) is shown distended and still attached to the Asian mainland

It highlights the treacherous navigation around the Riau Archipelago and the eastern approaches to the Straits

Temple De Buddha - Borget c.1842 unmatted and looseTitle: Temple de Bouddha, Faubourg de Honan Canton Artist Lithographer: Auguste Borget (Drawn by) Eugne Cicri (Lithographed by) Published: Paris, c. 1842 Technique: Tinted lithograph with original hand coloring Description: This exquisite plate is from Auguste Borgets celebrated work, La Chine et les Chinois (China and the Chinese). It depicts the famous Ocean Banner Monastery (Hoi Tong Monastery) located in the Henan (Honan) district of Canton