DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - A Mandarin's Family Playing Cards - China - From 1842 China Views aqua andromeda The background story is as

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DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - A Mandarin's Family Playing Cards - China - From 1842 China Views aqua andromeda The background story is asDownload this high resolution JPG image of a China scene, showing a Mandarin's family playing cards. Full image is shown in last photo. Drawn from original and authentic sketches by the English architect and artist, Thomas Allom, ESQ. who travelled extensively in China, and captured daily life in the Ancient Empire in his series of engravings, the original print is from the publication "China, In a Series of Views, Displaying The Scenery,