View looking up the Tigris to the 2nd Bar Pagoda<br><p>The narrow passage on the entrance of Canton River at Humen was named ‘Bocca Tigris’ or ‘Bogue’ by Portuguese sailors. It lies between a cluster of low hills and hilly islands through which runs a wide, deep channel. Homeward bound European vessels had to show their official pass, obtained at Whampoa, before they were allowed to leave Chinese waters. The Lotus (Lianhua) pagoda, a familiar sight to Western merchants, stands northwest of the Tigris.<br></p>
View looking up the Tigris to the 2nd Bar Pagoda
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Black, Parry and Co (publishers); I. Clark (engraver); James Wathen (artist); Nichols and Co (publishers)</div>
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