Art, Symbol & Imagination
Hong Kong: The Ship in the Green Waves
The sharp bow of a large vessel lifts above foaming green water. Pale curling crests surround the hull while the ship’s upper structure disappears beyond the edge. The preceding city heading identifies Hong Kong in the sequence of voices gathered by Kipling.
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W. Heath Robinson. "Hong Kong: The Ship in the Green Waves" [editorial title]. In A Song of the English, Rudyard Kipling; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company; undated title, copyright leaf dated 1909; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson., undated edition, Doubleday, Page & Company. Source scan leaf 163. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0410-0156
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W. Heath Robinson. Hong Kong: The Ship in the Green Waves. A Song of the English. Scan leaf 163. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0410-0156