Chinese Ship

This image of a Chinese sailing ship, printed in John Crawfurd’s 1820 book, The History of the Indian Archipelago, provides evidence of the prosperous trade that was shared between Asian countries at this time.

In depicting this sea transportation by Asiatic merchants, it refutes contemporary European contentions that they were ‘ignorant of geography and navigation’ (from page 141)

This print was reproduced from The History of the Indian Archipelago, John Crawfurd, 1820

Curated by Dr Uma Kothari and Dr Tanja Müller, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester

• Printed on A3 (29.7 cm x 42 cm) 250gsm, Perlino Cotton paper, SC® certified board made up of 65% virgin fibres, 25% recycled material and 10% cotton fibre

• Limited edition with hand-labelled numbers

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• This product does not come with frames