MACAO FROM THE SEA 1870 China Junks - Albert Henry Payne ANTIQUE ENGRAVING

Original 1870 10 5/8 inch x 8 1/4 inch Engraving titled MACAO FROM THE SEA.
Macao, officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the western side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

Engraved by Albert Henry Payne (1812 - 1902). Painter, etcher and publisher; born in London, worked in Leipzig from 1838. In 1845 Henry Albert Payne became a citizen of Leipzig, where he founded the publishing company "Englische Kunstanstalt".
Drawn by G. Graham (1804 - 1872). Architect, topographical artist, engraver and lithographer. Apprenticed to the architect Francis Goodwin and a student of architecture at the R.A. schools from 1828. A co-founder of the R.I.B.A. who worked with Charles Barry on Highclere and the Houses of Parliament. Travelled widely recording topographical and architectural scenes. He exhibited sixty-five works between 1824 and 1871 at the Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy.
From the 1870 edition of “China, Its Scenery, Architecture, Social Habits, &c. Illustrated. / China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits, of that Ancient Empire. Drawn, from Original and Authentic Sketches, by Thomas Allom, Esq. With Historical and Descriptive Notices by the Rev. G. N. Wright, M. A.”
Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company - Limited

Image size 6 1/2 inch x 4 1/4 inch

The engraving is in good condition with some foxing spots. Reverse side blank.