"巡抚" is a title for the officer in charge of the military and social wellbeing of a given province; "Sou chow" might be referring to Suchou, a city on the east coast of China, next to the Yangtze River; Ningpo lies within Zhejiang province
Note
Transcribed caption: Sou chow pleasure boat
Translation of Chinese characters: 江浙巡抚部院 (manuscript in traditional characters) the house of the head of Zhejiang province
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