The Far East. An illustrated fortnightly newspaper, volume 2, no. 23, 1 May 1872. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Imprint: [Yokohama, 1872.] Quarto, 278 x 215 mm, pp. 269-280 of vol. 2, with albumen prints pasted-in alongside text. The 24 issues of volume 2, 1 June 1871 to 16 May 1872, are bound in a single volume.
Genre: Architectural Photography View of torii gateway, with temple buildings beyond: 'The picture ... represents the To-rii and smaller temple of An-koku-den, Shiba, which is dedicated as a shrine to Iyeyas, the founder of the Tokugawa line of Shoguns...'
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking across a canal, with a boat moored in the foreground, towards the teahouse. Location unspecified, probably in Tokyo.
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of lighthouse-cum-memorial: 'A monument to those who fell in the late rebellion! Placed on high ground that commands one of the best views to be obtained in Yedo, it serves at once as a monument and a beacon. It is situated in Fujimi-cho, in the ver...
The Far East. An illustrated fortnightly newspaper, volume 2, no. 24, 16 May 1872. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Imprint: [Yokohama, 1872.] Quarto, 278 x 215 mm, pp. 281-292 of vol. 2, with albumen prints pasted-in alongside text. The 24 issues of volume 2, 1 June 1871 to 16 May 1872, are bound in a single volume.