'The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard on 6 September 1866 on their homeward voyage from Foo-Chow-Foo', 1866. After a voyage of 14,000 miles, 'Taeping' docked in London just 28 minutes before 'Ariel'. The Great Tea Race of 1866 was extensively covered in the British press. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd., London, 1925]
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