DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - Raree Show (Puppet Show) at Lin-sin-choo, China - From 1842 China Views dog lover You have contrived

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published in 1869

The geologist's notes add charm and more historical feel to the map:

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - Raree Show (Puppet Show) at Lin-sin-choo, China - From 1842 China Views dog lover You have contrivedA rare and beautiful hand coloured antique steel engraving of a raree show (a Georgian era term for a street puppet show or peep show). The full image is shown in the first photo. The engraving is from the publication "China, In a Series of Views, Displaying The Scenery, Architecture, & Social Habits, of That Ancient Empire". Published in 1842 by Fisher & Son Co., London. Drawn from original and authentic sketches by the English architect and artist,