| Title |
Views of Hong Kong, China and Japan |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y30377C |
| Creator |
Unknown |
| Covering Dates |
1880–1900 (The dates are approximate.) |
| Extent and Medium |
76 images; somewhat thumbed as a result of being rolled and flattened, but the general condition of the actual images is good to fair unless otherwise specified. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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A collection of loose albumen prints. These topographical views cover Hong Kong, the Chinese Treaty ports (a good selection of material from Shanghai) and Japan. Many of the Japanese prints are hand-coloured. It appears in the Supplement to the Library Catalogue published in 1901.
This material probably came from different sources and was collected together in the Library.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Views of Hong Kong, China and Japan, Y30377C |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This item level description was entered by NE and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: East Asia, fiche numbers 3-5.
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| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| China |
| Hong Kong |
| Japan |
| RCS/Y30377C contains: |
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1
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[Panoramic view of] Hong Kong [c 1900]. 1064 x 215 mm. A panoramic view, composed of 4 joined prints, looking down from the Peak onto the city of Victoria, the harbour and the Kowloon Peninsula. At the extreme right of the picture are Causeway Bay and Kellet Island. The centre of the city can be seen in the second portion from the right: at the junction of Wardley Street and Chater Road is the canopy of the Queen Victoria Jubilee statue, with Queen's Buildings on the left and the Hong Kong Club on the right. On the third side of the square is the City Hall, with St John's Cathedral behind that and the three tiers of the Murray Barracks to the right. Government House is at the bottom left of this section. In the bottom right of the third section are the Public Gardens, with the clock tower at the junction of Queen's Road and Peddar Street above them. In the centre of this section is the gothic Roman Catholic Cathedral, with the Victoria Gaol beyond. The fifth section of the panorama is largely taken up by a spur of the peak. Photographer unknown. |
1900 |
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2
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[Victoria from the harbour] Honk Kong [late 1890s]. 275 x 190 mm. View from the harbour looking towards the waterfront buildings of Victoria, with the Peak in the background. The building second from the left is the Hong Kong Hotel (its three top stories added at some time in the 1890s). To the right, on the other side of Peddar Street are the former premises of Jardine, Matheson & Co. (demolished in 1907). The next building but one houses the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co., with the offices of Lane, Crawford & Co. next to it. The following building is unidentified and then comes the Marine Club and Charmichael and Co. Further along the waterfront is the Victoria Hotel and at the extreme right the Central Market. |
1890–1899 |
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3
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Harbour showing Kowloon, Hong Kong [late 1890s]. 268 x 200 mm. View from Victoria looking out across the harbour towards the Kowloon Peninsula. The harbour itself is crowded with various types of vessels at anchor. |
1895–1899 |
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4
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Harbour showing Kowloon, Hong Kong [late 1890s]. 268 x 207 mm. Duplicate of Y3077C/3. |
1895–1899 |
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5
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[Victoria and harbour] Hong Kong [late 1890s]. 272 x 204 mm. View from the vicinity of the Victoria Gaol looking north east over the town towards the eastern part of the harbour. The clock tower at the junction of Queen's Road and Peddar Street can be seen in the centre of the print. |
1895–1899 |
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6
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Kowloon Harbour [Hong Kong, 1890s]. 271 x 198 mm. An almost identical view to the second print from the right in the panorama at Y3077C/1. This view appears to have been taken on the same occasion, but a few moments earlier.
Poor condition, fading, buckling and some tears.. |
1890–1899 |
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7
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[Hong Kong water front, c 1890]. 556 x 200 mm. (two prints joined) A panoramic view composed of two joined prints looking west along the Victoria waterfront from Murray Wharf. In the left foreground is the cricket pavilion, with the City Hall visible behind. In the middle of the right hand section is the Hong Kong Hotel, with the premises of Jardine, Matheson & Co. to the right. |
1890 |
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8
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[Indian and Chinese police, Hong Kong, 1890s]. 267 x 200 mm. Showing a detachment of Indian and Chinese policemen on parade. |
1890 |
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9
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Two merchants in Mandarin uniform, Hong Kong [1890s]. 205 x 269 mm. Full length studio portrait of two Chinese merchants dressed in Mandarin's robes and seated one on either side of a small table. |
1890 |
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10
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Peking [1890s]. 271 x 207 mm. View looking over the rooftops of Peking, with an open market in the left foreground. |
1890–1899 |
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11
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Peking [1890s]. 271 x 211 mm. View looking along an unidentified street of single storey Chines houses. |
1890–1899 |
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12
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Peking [1890s]. 281 x 219 mm. View looking along an unidentified street in Peking, with passers-by watching the photographer.
Poor condition, fading and buckling.. |
1890–1899 |
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13
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The Bund, British Concession, Shanghai [c 1900]. 281 x 192 mm. View looking across the River Whangpoo towards the Bund and the British Concession on the farther bank. The British section of Shanghai was in the centre or west district to the north of the native city. It was bounded on the south by the French Concession and on the north by the Soochow Creek, beyond which was the American Concession. The section of the Bund seen here stretches from the Customs House (the twin-gabled building with central clocktower at the extreme left of the print) northwards nearly to the Public Gardens. |
1900 |
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14
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The Bund, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in foreground [1890s]. 274 x 215 mm. View looking north along the Shanghai Bund, with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in the left foreground and the Customs House immediately beyond. |
1890–1899 |
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15
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Shanghai Bund looking north. Shanghai Club in foreground [1890s]. 274 x 205 mm. View looking along the Bund, with the clock tower of the Customs House visible in the distance. The building in the immediate foreground is unidentified; the Shanghai Club is the next one along. All that can be seen of the building is the projecting central portion above the entrance, topped by a pediment. |
1890–1899 |
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16
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Shanghai Bund foreshore [1890s]. 281 x 220 mm. View looking north along the Shanghai Bund from the bank of River Whangpoo. The clock tower of the Customs House can be seen above the trees lining the Bund in the left middleground. |
1890–1899 |
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17
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Soochow Creek with Union Church at right [1890s]. 265 x 211 mm. View from the North Soochow Road (probably from the vicinity of the General Hospital) looking eastwards along the Soochow Creek towards the small bridge which joins the Chapoo Road and the Soochow Road. At the right on the far side of the Creek, is the spire of the Union Church (opened in 1866 and enlarged in 1901). |
1890–1899 |
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18
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Honan Road, Shanghai [1890s]. 273 x 202 mm. View looking along Honan Road, the street lined with Chinese commercial premises, with banners with Chinese inscriptions hanging outside the shops and over the roadway. Honan Road ran north to south through the Central District of the city. |
1890–1899 |
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19
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The Moloo [or] Nanking Road, Shanghai [1890s]. 276 x 212 mm. View looking along the Nanking Road, a wide street lined with Chinese commercial premises. |
1890–1899 |
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20
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Foochow Road, Shanghai [1890s]. 278 x 211 mm. View looking along the Foochow Road, with Chinese commercial premises on either side of the street. The road runs from east to west through the Central District. |
1890 |
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21
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Foochow Road, Shanghai [1890s]. 273 x 209 mm. View looking towards a large three storey verandahed building in timber in the Foochow Road. The building appears to house a number of commercial premises. |
1890–1899 |
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22
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Yangste Poo Road, Shanghai, Waterworks in foreground. 279 x 218 mm. View looking along the Yangste Poo Road towards the buildings of the Shanghai Waterworks Company. The main building in the foreground is a single storey structure with crenellations and squat towers at the corners, and a tall chimney at the far end. The reservoirs, not visible in this print, are at the farther side of this building. |
1890–1899 |
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23
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Customs House, Shanghai [1890s]. 269 x 210 mm. Printed from a cracked plate. View of the main façade of the Customs House on the Shanghai Bund. A red brick building, with details in 'Tudor' style, the Customs House consists of a central block with a square clock tower rising above the main entrance, flanked by two projecting wings terminating with gables. The building was completed in 1893. |
1890–1899 |
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24
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Shanghai Railway Station. 281 x 217 mm. View looking along the platform towards the brick built station, with passengers about to board a train. Although various railway schemes had been proposed from as far back as the 1860s, it was not until the end of 1895 that the Imperial authorities agreed to the building of a line between Shanghai and Soochow. The twelve miles from Shanghai to Woosung was opened for traffic in 1898.
Poor condition, some fading and tears at edge.. |
1890–1899 |
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25
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The Cathedral, Shanghai [1890s]. 281 x 218 mm. View looking towards the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity from the corner of Kiangse and Hankow Roads (the edge of the building seen at the left is part of the Municipal Council Offices). The view shows the east end of the Cathedral. The Cathedral, designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, was erected with some modifications to his original plan (the chancel, for example, was shortened) in 1866-69. The spire, however, was not completed until 1892. |
1890–1899 |
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26
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The Cathedral, Shanghai [1890s]. 275 x 216 mm. View of the east façade of the Cathedral from Kiangse Road, with the tower and spire at the right. A small part of the Kiukiang Road can be seen at the right of the print. See also Y3077C/25. |
1890–1899 |
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27
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Race Course, Shanghai [1890s]. 275 x 206 mm. View looking across the lawn at the race course, with groups of spectators gathered on the turf, towards the imposing grandstand. For earlier views of the course see Y30383A. |
1890–1899 |
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28
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Canton [1890s]. 276 x 182 mm. View on the river at Canton, with floating houses in the foreground. Photographer unknown.
Poor condition, buckling and large portion missing from bottom right hand corner.. |
1890–1899 |
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29
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Kulangsu, Amoy [c 1900]. 257 x 208 mm. View from a hill on the small island of Kulangsu looking down on the town and across the bay towards the town of Amoy itself. The town of Amoy is situated on the south west corner of Amoy Island, with Kulangsu Island in the bay facing the town. Kulangsu was first occupied by a British garrison in 1842, but was not made an international settlement until 1903. |
1900 |
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30
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Kulangsu, Amoy [c 1900]. 258 x 208 mm. Continuation of the view seen in Y3077C/29, looking over Kulangsu towards Amoy. |
1890–1899 |
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31
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Kulangsu, Amoy [c 1900]. 250 x 212 mm Duplicate of Y3077C/30. |
1900 |
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32
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Amoy [1890s]. 276 x 205 mm. View looking along the waterfront at Amoy towards the main part of the city, with sailing vessels moored in the harbour in the background. In the foreground is a cluster of small houses and warehouses running down to a stone jetty. Photographer unknown.
Poor condition, considerable buckling and folding.. |
1890–1899 |
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33
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Swatow [1890s]. 220 x 175 mm. View from the River Han looking towards the houses of Swatow on the bank. The town was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Tientsin in 1869, at the end of the Second China War.
Poor condition, overall fading and some tears.. |
1890–1899 |
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34
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Swatow [1890s]. 269 x 204 mm. View from a rocky hillside looking down onto a small bay on the bank of the River Han. A three storey verandahed house with terraced roof and a small formal garden fronts onto the water. |
1890–1899 |
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35
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Swatow [1890s]. 226 x 181 mm. View looking along Swatow Bay with a small beach with jetty in the foreground, overlooked by a house. |
1890–1899 |
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36
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Kiaochow [c 1900]. 279 x 221 mm. View from a rocky hillside looking down onto the foreign settlement of Tsintau on Kiachou Bay. The settlement itself is a neat rectangular group of shops and houses surrounded by a protective wall and ditch. |
1900 |
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37
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Kiachow [c 1900]. 279 x 221 mm. Continuation of the view seen in Y3077C/36 and looking inland across a valley towards a Chinese village on the opposite hillside. |
1900 |
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38
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Kiachow [c 1900]. 284 x 220 mm. View looking across ploughed land from a hillside, with a settlement of houses and the sea at the right. With a group of uniformed German officers standing in the left foreground. The view appears to be looking back across the valley towards the point from which prints 36-37 were taken. |
1900 |
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39
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Kiachow [c 1900]. 284 x 212 mm. View looking across fields towards a village on the shore of Kiachow Bay. Precise location unidentified.
A rather dark print.. |
1900 |
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40
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Ningpo [1890s]. 267 x 205 mm. View from the River Yung looking towards the waterfront houses of Ningpo. One of the original treaty ports opened in 1842, the city is situated 90 miles ESE of Hangchow. Photographer unknown.
Poor condition, some fading, buckling and small tears.. |
1890–1899 |
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41
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Ningpo [1890s]. 280 x 218 mm. View looking along the riverside at Ningpo, with a narrow road and houses following the course of the river at the right, and boats beached in the mud on the left. A large steamboat is moored in the background. Photograph captioned in the negative "Sze Yuen Ming & Co. 42 Nanking Road".
Poor condition buckling and some tears at edges.. |
1890–1899 |
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42
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Tientsin [1890s]. 273 x 212 mm. View from the junction of Victoria and Consular Roads, looking along Consular Road. |
1890–1899 |
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43
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Chefoo [1890s]. 569 x 99 mm. (four prints joined). Panoramic view looking eastwards along the waterfront at Chefoo, a treaty port on the Shantung coast west of Weihaiwei opened to foreign trade in 1863. |
1890–1899 |
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44
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Chefoo [1890s]. 569 x 99 mm. (four prints joined). Panoramic view looking eastwards along the waterfront at Chefoo, a treaty port on the Shantung coast west of Weihaiwei opened to foreign trade in 1863. |
1890–1899 |
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45
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[Chefoo 1890s]. 135 x 99 mm. View looking across a sloping field towards bungalows. Photographer unknown. |
1890–1899 |
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46
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Hankow [1890s]. 279 x 218 mm. View of the Hankow waterfront, with sampans in the foreground and steamers moored at the wharves and piers beyond. Hankow is situated some 600 miles from Shanghai at the confluence of the Hankow and Yangtsze Rivers and was opened to foreign trade in 1861. |
1890–1899 |
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47
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Hankow [1890s]. 278 x 213 mm. View looking along the Bund at Hankow, a spacious avenue with lawns laid out at the waterside and European premises at the left. |
1890–1899 |
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48
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Foochow [c 1900]. 202 x 141 mm. View looking along the Long Bridge (also known as the Bridge of the Ten Thousand Ages) across the River Min at Foochow. |
1900 |
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49
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Foochow [c 1900]. 202 x 141 mm. Duplicate of Y3077C/48. |
1900 |
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50
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Takow [1890s]. 234 x 100 mm (cabinet sized print). View looking along the rocky waterfront at Takow (after 1920 known as Kaoiung), the major seaport on the west coast of South Formosa. The view seen here probably shows the older part of the town. |
1890–1899 |
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51
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Anping [1890s]. 134 x 100 mm (cabinet sized print). View looking over the roofs of warehouses and other buildings towards the harbour at Anping on the west coast of Formosa. The area was early visited by the Dutch who built a fort in the town in 1630. |
1890–1899 |
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52
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Tamsui (Hobe). 136 x 99 mm. View looking over the waterfront at Tamsui (Tanshui) a fishing port at the mouth of the Tanshui River in northern Formosa. Formerly a leading seaport, its important declined with the silting up of the river. |
1890–1899 |
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53
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Kelung [1890s]. 138 x 99 mm (cabinet sized print). View from a neighbouring hillside looking down onto the town of Kelung, situated on a coastal plain backed by hills. Precise location in Formosa unidentified. |
1890–1899 |
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54
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General view of Tokio [1880s-90s]. 270 x 209 mm. View looking over the rooftops. |
1880–1899 |
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55
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General view of Tokio. 268 x 207 mm Duplicate of Y3077C/54. |
1880–1899 |
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56
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Ginza Street, Tokio [1890s]. 271 x 208 mm. View from the upper storey of a house looking along Ginza Street, a thoroughfare lined with telegraph poles and with trams in the foreground. |
1890–1899 |
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57
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Cherry blossom at Uyeno Park, Tokyo [1890s]. 270 x 208 mm. View looking along an avenue lined with cherry trees in the park. |
1890–1899 |
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58
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Uyeno, Tokio [1890s]. 270 x 207 mm. View looking along an avenue lined with carved stone pedestals, which probably leads to the site of the former Shogun temple which was destroyed by fire in 1868. |
1890–1899 |
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59
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Shiba at Tokyo [1890s] [Hand coloured]. 249 x 192 mm. A coloured view of the entrance gateway to a temple. |
1890–1899 |
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60
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Moat at Tokyo [1890s] [Hand coloured]. 249 x 192 mm. General view looking along the moat. |
1890–1899 |
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61
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Moat at Tokyo [1890s]. 269 x 210 mm. General view looking along the moat, with a single arched stone bridge crossing it in the background. |
1890–1899 |
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62
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Moat at Tokyo [1890s]. 270 x 209 mm. Duplicate of Y3077C/61. |
1890–1899 |
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63
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City and Harbour of Yokohama [1890s]. 269 x 207 mm. General view looking over rooftops towards shipping moored in the harbour. |
1890–1899 |
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64
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Yokohama Bay from Bluff [1890s]. 269 x 210 mm. View looking over warehouses and other waterfront buildings towards the harbour. |
1890–1899 |
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65
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Mississippi Bay, Yokohama [1890s] [Hand Coloured]. 248 x 192 mm. View overlooking Mississippi Bay near Yokohama, with a man pulling a rickshaw on the road in the foreground. |
1890–1899 |
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66
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Main Street, Yokohama [1890s] [Hand coloured]. 248 x 192 mm General view along the tree lined street. |
1890–1899 |
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67
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Main Street, Yokohama [1890s]. 270 x 208 mm. Duplicate in monochrome of Y3077C/66. |
1890–1899 |
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68
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Street of Yokohama [1890s] [Hand coloured]. 249 x 192 mm. View looking along a street decorated with paper lanterns. |
1890–1899 |
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69
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Street of Yokohama [1890s]. 269 x 206 mm. Duplicate in monochrome of Y3077C/68. |
1890–1899 |
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70
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Grand Hotel, Yokohama [1890s]. 271 x 209 mm. View looking along the Bund at Yokohama, with the Grand Hotel at the right. The two storey brick building with wooden verandahs on both floors occupied the south eastern corner of the Yokohama waterfront. |
1890–1899 |
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71
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[Part of caption illegible] Nagasaki [1890s]. 269 x 208 mm. View from a hillside looking towards the Pappenberg Rock, similar to Y302A/69.
Poor condition, some fading, dirt marking and buckling.. |
1890–1899 |
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72
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Band [Bund] of Kobe [1890s]. 270 x 207 mm. View looking along the waterfront at Kobe, with buildings in European style on the right and the Hiogo Hotel in the foreground. |
1890–1899 |
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73
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Band [Bund] of Kobe [1890s]. 270 x 210 mm. Duplicate of Y3077C/72. |
1890–1899 |
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74
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Street in Kobe [1890s]. 270 x 208 mm. General view looking along an unidentified street. |
1890–1899 |
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75
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Hakodate [1890s]. 270 x 206 mm. View looking over the rooftops of Hakodate towards the harbour. |
1890–1899 |
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76
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Osaka [1890s] [Hand coloured]. 248 x 192 mm. View looking along the Yodo River towards the town. |
1890–1899 |
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77
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Shanghai Cathedral [1890s]. 207 x 273 mm. View looking towards the east end of the Cathedral, with the tower and spire at the north east corner. Photograph by Sze Yuen Ming & Co. |
1890–1899 |
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