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A Chinese man being garroted on a cross with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man kneeling on the ground is about to be beheaded with a sword. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man is lying on an horizontal pillory while two Chinese men are tying a rope around the wooden structure at its base and a third man is hammering on a pole in order to crush the victim's ankles. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with his hands bound behind his back and two red flags on his head is being whipped with wooden sticks, as he is led to trial by a man beating a gong. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese prisoner kneeling on the ground is having his fingers tortured by three men. Coloured engraving by A. Freschi, 1812.

Left, a Tartar musketeer holding a gun; right, Chinese man carrying the cangue around his neck as a punishment. Coloured engraving by A. Freschi, 1812.

The punishments of China / illustrated by twenty-two engravings: with explanations in English and French. [Anon].

A Chinese man is attached by the neck and the ankles to a metal rod. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man is seated in a wooden cage. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet being led to execution by two Chinese men holding swords. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is hitting him with a wooden stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with his hands bound in a wooden grid, kneeling on the ground, is tortured by two men holding a long stick and a man with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

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A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is hitting him with a wooden stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with his hands bound in a wooden grid, kneeling on the ground, is tortured by two men holding a long stick and a man with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man being garroted on a cross with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.