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
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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
Geographic
- Date
- 2007-02-19 12:05:42+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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