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Rolling Scented Caper and Gunpowder Teas; Weighing Tea for Exportation; A Tea House, Canton; A Tea-Tasting Room, Canton

c. 1868
Collotype, pl. XXI from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I" (1873)
10.4 × 9.3 cm (4.1 × 3.7 in)

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