(附证书) 说明:这幅铜版画是乔治·亨利·米勒(George Henry Millar,1700-1782)1782年出版的《新通用系统地理学:以帝国、王国、共和国、殖民地为分类,独道、完整、精确、客观地描述欧、亚、非、美洲大陆从古至今的完整历史和世界全景》(The new and universal system of geography, being a complete history and description of the whole world, containing a particular, full, accurate, circumstantial, and entertaining account, including the antient and present state of all the various countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, as divided into empires, kingdoms, states, republics, and colonies)一书中的一幅插图。 画作的标题为:Engrave for Millar's new complete & universal system of geography(为米勒《新通用系统地理学》雕版);View of the Celebrated Great Wall of China,which divides that Empire from Tartary,& was originally built to prevent the Incursions of the Tartars.(著名的中国长城,将帝国与鞑靼隔离,最初建造的目的是抵御鞑靼人的侵袭) 米勒的这部书中共有92幅版画,27幅地图,1782年由英国著名出版商(Alexander Hogg,1788-1824)出版。版画复制者为查尔斯·泰勒(Charles Taylor,1756-1823),以复制古典画家和同时代作品而著称。 参考:英国剑桥大学菲茨威廉博物馆(Fitzwilliam Museum),馆藏号:P.14323-R。