Wellcome Collection
Nine scenes showing tea cultivation and preparation on an Indian plantation. Engraving by T. Brown, c. 1850, after J. L. Williams.
Joseph Lionel Williams · 1850
Lettering: Tea - its cultivation and preparation. preparing the ground for the seed. irrigating the plants during growth. women gathering first crop of leaves. process in manufacturing small twisted tea. preparing the ground and sowing the seed. new station, Rosekandy, coolie lines Assam. first process of drying the leaves by exposure to the air. coolies, Assam. completion of the drying process in shallow heated pans. drawn by J. L. Williams engraved by Thos. Brown. Print bears lettering on top right: Plate CXCIII.CXCIV.
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