Whampoa and the Canton River by William Westall (1845)

Oval watercolor of a river estuary with junks and small boats, distant mountains, and figures on a marshy shore.

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This oval watercolor shows a broad river estuary with numerous Chinese junks and small boats anchored or sailing across the water toward distant hills. A small thatched building and several figures stand on the marshy shore in the foreground, with a tall chimney-like structure visible on the far right. The work is titled Whampoa and the Canton River, by William Westall, dated 1845.

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1845

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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