Inscription:
THIS REMARKABLE / VESSEL IS A JUNK OF THE / LARGEST CLASS, AND IS THE / FIRST SHIP CONSTRUCTED BY THE / CHINESE WHICH HAS REACHED EUROPE, / OR EVEN ROUNDED THE CAPE / OF GOOD HOPE. / THIS JUNK WAS PURCHASED / AUGUST, 1846, AT CANTON, BY A FEW / ENTERPRISING ENGLISHMEN. / SHE SAILED FROM HONG KONG 6ₜₕ / DECEMBER, 1846, ROUNDED THE / CAPE 31ₛₜ MARCH, 1847, ARRIVED / IN ENGLAND 27ₜₕ MARCH, / 1848
Design:
descriptive inscription about the junk's voyage
