18世纪中叶，清廷的“一口通商”政策使得中西贸易集中在广州城的珠江沿岸，广州的城市形象也一跃成为中国的代表，不断出现在各类媒介之上。但与同主题的创作截然不同，现藏于大都会艺术博物馆的城市主题纹章瓷创造性地促成了“广州”与“伦敦”的直接相遇，同时围绕盘沿延伸出一种“环行”的目光轨迹。对此，本文借助这一时期在欧亚大陆间流传的地理图像、伦敦地区的城市景观，揭示瓷盘的形式与图像背后的更多来源，最终结合埃尔德雷德·兰斯洛特·李家族在欧、美、亚的商业活动，展现出瓷盘完整的图像逻辑，延伸出一个海权时代的家族版图。
In the middle of the 18th century，the trades of China with the West were limited in the area of the Pearl River because of the “Canton System” policy of the Qing government，making the Image of Canton the “portrait” of China，being represented with various materials. However，different from the plate of the same theme，the armorial porcelain in the Metropolitan Museum connects the “Canton” and “London” directly，forming a “circular” view along the edge of the plate. In this regard，the article focuses on the geographic images in the Eurasia，as well as the city views published in London during this period，to reveal more sources behind the form and image of the plate. The final part demonstrates the complete image logic of the plate in the context of the Eldred Lancelot Lee Family’s commercial activities in Europe，America and Asia，thus creating a family map in the Age of Sail.
