The East India co***nies started trading in the 17th century and by the beginning of the 18th century Europe was fascinated
by all things from the orient. European artists started to go to the Orient and paint watercolours and publish books of hand-coloured aquatints, which enabled people to see for the first time the man-made structures as well as the flora and fauna and landscapes of the East. Around 1700 the first wallpapers were bought back from China by the East India Co***ny and soon became
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