Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: Entrance Into the City of Amoy

Still, a carved gateway with a tiled roof towers over a bustling street corner

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. The Finden brothers engraved biblical scenes after J.M.W. Turner for the 1836 book Landscape Illustrations of the Bible, and Turner relied on sketches by artists who had visited the Holy Lands. Printed and tinted, a view of a tall ornamental arch with multiple roof tiers and a dark passage beneath. Seated and standing figures crowd the steps and the street edge. It is 10.5 inches wide and 7.6 high.

An imposing gate, and everyone has found a seat beside it.