Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the water towards the stone bridge, known as the 'Spectacle Bridge' because of the two circular arches.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography General view looking along the side of the bridge. A note in this issue states that 'the views of Kioto already published in the 'Far East', and those which are to come, are all taken by a Japanese artist.' (p. 29).
Suspension bridge in the Mikado's pleasure grounds, Yedo [Tokyo]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the roadway across the bridge in the grounds of the Imperial Palace, built to the designs of T. J. Waters, Surveyor-General to the Japanese Government: 'The bridge is built over a ravine filled with water which separates the Mikado's Palace fr...