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Chinese Irrigating Machine Worked by a Buffalo.

  • ARTIST: J. Meffert

  • PUBLISHER: Published by the U.S. Government, Washington, DC.

  • MEDIUM: Two tone lithograph.

    DATE: 1856.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 3/4 x 8 5/8" (147 x 218 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Printed by Ackerman Lith., 379 Broadway, NY. Lithograph from Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s “Narrative of and Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.”

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Fair to good condition. Some minor staining in margins and a water stain in the lower left corner that just goes into the image. Most of the staining can be matted out.

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