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Bocca Tigris
Translated as: Tiger's Mouth
Bocca Tigris is a narrow straight in the Pearl River located 40 miles from the river mouth. Ships stopped here to receive a "chop" or seal, before proceeding up the rivier. Several forts are visible in the background.
Height: 250 mm
Width: 337 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Bothamley, Rev. H.
Drawing : Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid lown with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
Accession number: 4163(3)
Primary reference Number: 185527
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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