S. M. S. 'Hertha' am Bond from Shanghai (China, October 1881.) Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking across the Wangpo River (Huangpu Jiang) towards houses on the Bund on the far bank, with the German naval corvette 'Hertha' at her moorings in the centre of the photograph.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography A second view looking along the Bund at Shanghai (see also print 93), the street lined with substantial mansions and official and commercial buildings, with more of the river visible on the right.
S. M. S. 'Hertha' am Bond von Shanghai. (Unter-Segel los zum Trocknen.) Photographer: Unknown
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Port beam view of the German naval corvette 'Hertha,' moored in the Whangpoo River (Huangpu Jiang) off the Bund at Shanghai. with her undersails lowered to dry.
Sheet of red paper inscribed with three Chinese characters in black ink. The caption notes that this visiting card has been inadvertantly pasted into the album upside down.
Ansicht von Amoy (China), südlich vom Kulangsu-Peak. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking southwards towards along the coast at Amoy (Xiamen), from Gulangyu Island (the principal European settlement of Amoy), with cultivated fields in the foreground, European houses beyond and the sea on the right.
Amoy. Landungsbrücke am deutschen Consulats-Bureau. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the waterfront on the southern shore of Gulangyu Island, the main European settlement at Amoy (Xiamen), with the jetty of the German Consulate in the foreground and other consular buildings buildings beyond.