252 China. 



South Cape, that, while termed for brevity's sake the Takow collection they may be regarded 

 as representing the fisheries of South Formosa and the Formosa Channel. 



The island of Formosa is politically a part of the Chinese province of Fukien, from which it 

 is separated by the stormy Formosa Channel some 100 miles wide. It lies between the 22nd 

 and 25th parallels of north latitude, and in east longitude between the 120th and 122nd 

 meridians. 



Takow was opened to foreign trade in 1863. It is thirty miles south of Taiwanfu, which 

 was opened by the stipulations of the treaties of 1858. Airping is on the coast two 

 miles west of Taiwanfu, the Pescadores Islands are a group of twenty-one islands in the 

 Formosa Channel, about twenty-five miles west of Formosa. Lambay Island lies a short 

 distance off the mainland, twelve miles south of Takow, and the South Cape is the extreme 

 southerly point of Formosa. 



[For explanatory details, of the Chinese collection, and of the decorations of the Chinese 

 Court, see Official Yellow Book, obtainable in Chinese Court.] 



SWATOW. 



DIVISION I. 



(1) Trawl Net. (2) Small Trawl Net. (3) Large Seine Net. (4) Small Seine Net. 

 (5, 6) Bag Nets. (7) Seine Net. (8) Casting Net. (9) Stake Net. (10-12) Oiled Silk 

 Nets. (13) Shellfish Net. (14) Large Flat Net. (15) Sluice Net. (16) Shrimp Net. 

 (17-22) Shrimp Net. (23) Shrimp Net. (24) Small Scoop Net. (25) Shell Net. (26) 

 Cockle Net. (27-:31) Small Flat Dip Nets. (32) Hemp Net. (36) Spinning Wheels. 

 (38) Hemp-string. (39) Various bands of the Casting Net. (40) Stove and Tub for dyeing 

 and steaming the nets. (41) Mangrove Bark. (42) Shuttles. (43) Hooks. (44) Hooks 

 for Cuttlefish. (45) Hook Baskets. (46) Hooks and Lines. (47) Silk Fish Lines. 

 (48) Fish Spears. (49) Eel Spears. (50) Eel Hook. (51) Fish Kake. (52) Hooks for 

 taking Sharks or Dog-fish. (73) Fish Baskets, (75) Shell Baskets. (123) Drying Nets. 

 (124) Large Dip Net. (125) Salt Pans. 



DIVISION II. 



(53) Fish Traps. (54) Dredger for Shells. (57) Shrimp Trap. (58) Eel Trap. (59) Crab 

 Traps. (60) Fish Traps for small fish. (62) Shovel. (74) Shrimp Basket. 



DIVISION IV. 



Models* : (78-80) Fishing Boats. (81-82) Two Boats with Trawl Net. (83) Fishing 

 Boat and Bamboo Kaft. (84) Bamboo Raft. (85) Boat for Dip Net Fishing. (86) Two 

 Boats for Night Fishing. (87) Boat. (88-89) Two Boats with Seine. (90) Namoa Fishing 

 Fleet. (92) Boats for Seine Fishing. (97) Sampan. (98) Tic-a-tac. (99) Cockle-fishing 

 Boat. (100) Boat for Shell-fishing. (101) Crab Boat. (102) Mandarin Boat. (103-104) 

 Cargo Junks.f (113) Cargo Boats.f (114) Mandarin Boat.f (121) Paper Boat.f 



DIVISION V. 

 (69) Ropes, (70) Bamboo Rope covered with straw. 



DIVISION VI. 

 (68) Compass. (71) Oars. (72) Lanterns. (76) Anchors. (77) Scoops. 



DIVISION IX. 



(1) Model of Breakerpoint Lighthouse. (2) List of Lights on the Coast of China. (8) 

 Charts showing the lights erected on the Chinese Coast since 1863. 



* Unless specially stated to the contrary, it should be understood that the models of the boats are all built to scale, 

 i in. to the foot, 

 f These Exhibits are models of boats seen on the Swatow River. 



THOMAS BLAND & SONS, 



inn an& $lifle 



ice, 



AND LIVERPOOL AND BIRMINGHAM* 



