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Albumen prints of China

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302F

Scope and Contents

Framed albumen prints, measuring approximately 280 x 210 mm (500 x 400 including card frames).

Y302F/1-4: Chinese interiors.
Y302F/5-6: Canton flower boat and interior view.
Y302F/7: Western suburbs looking North (Canton) by Afong Lai, 1874 (after the devastating typhoon of 1874).
Y302F/8: Chinese grave on White Cloud Mountain, c. 1870s.




Dates

  • Creation: 1850 - 1879

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

8 item(s) (8 images)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Bernard Quaritch Ltd. (catalogue No. 1337) for £2,595, November 2005.

General

This collection level description was entered by WS.

Originator(s)

Various

Includes index.
Date
2007-02-19 12:05:42+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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