This
fine original antique
hand coloured and pen
ink outline drawing of a Chief and Attendants of the
Japanese Island of Lew Chew or Ryukyu Islands was drawn
by an artist signing his name as C.J. from the exquisite
hand coloured prints by the surgeon John McLeod,
published in the 1818 edition of Voyage of His
Majesty's Ship Alceste.
Voyage of His
Majesty's Ship Alceste, Along the Coast of Corea to the
Island of Lewchew; with an Account of Her Subsequent
Shipwreck, London, John Murray, printed by W.
Clowes, 1818. The book is of the expedition (February
1816 - August 1817) of the British Naval ships the
Alceste and the Lyra under the command of Captain Murray
Maxwell to transport the Lord Amherst's Embassy to China
and explore the relatively little known East China Sea
and the Yellow Sea. The book contained extensive
sections on visits to China, Korea, Lew Chew and St
Helena.
(Ref:
M&B; Tooley)
General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy & stable
Paper color: - White
Age of map color: - Original
Colors used: -Blue, yellow, red,
purple
General color appearance: -
Fresh
Paper size: - 10in x
7 1/2in (255mm x
190mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (10mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - Very light toning
Verso: -
Old glue residue on
back margins not affecting the image
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