Hong Kong festivities in honour of the Sailor Princes.
London. The Illustrated London News. February 25, 1882. Stock ID #178534 Engraving recording the celebrations held in honour of the visit of the young British Princes Albert Victor and George. The text on the verso notes that "The principal part of the spectacle...was a huge moving Dragon, which had a total length of 300 ft., consisting of a head, seventy joints, and an immense tail; in its body each section, or joint, was made on a light bamboo frame, covered with silk, and painted with highly-coloured scales and having a curtain of silk, at the sides...and, on arriving at the Grand Stand, the Dragon coiled itself up, in a way that showed how beautifully it was made, and how well-trained the carriers were." When referring to this item please quote stockid 178534.
Three full-page lozenge engravings on a single newspaper leaf, together 31.5 x 22.7 cm, related text on the verso, sheet toned and spotted at the inner edge, in good condition.
From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker.
Price: $75.00 AU