Dongting Mountains

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Limestone promontory forming an arch over the water, near Lake Taihu, China

The Tung-Ting Shan.

Artist

Name:: Allom, Thomas
Dates:: 1804-1872
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & Places
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Sands, James
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: China: in a series of views, displaying the scenery..., vol. 1
Author:: Wright, George Newenham
Publisher:: London, Paris: Fisher, Son, & Co., n.d. [1843?]
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Description:

View of a spectacular Limestone promontory forming an arch over the water, in the vicinity of Lake Taihu, Jiangsu province, China. In the foreground, dignitaries are about to board a small boat from a bank where a pavilion can be seen at some distance. The Dongting (a more current transcription than Tung-Ting) Mountains stand in the background.

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{{cite web | title=Dongting Mountains | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/tung-ting-shan/ | author=Allom, Thomas | year=n.d. [1843?] | access-date=April 20, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}