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1. 1787.d.7, 4

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4
Title:
Illustrations of China and its people. A series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented...In four volumes. Volume IV. Photographer(s): Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Imprint: London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle. Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street. 1874. Folio, quarter leather and red cloth binding, measuring 475 x 360 mm; unpaginated. This volume contains 24 plates, incorporating 57 collotype reproductions from Thomson's photographs, accompanied ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1872
Extent:
57 items

2. 1787.d.7, 4(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(6)
Title:
Chefoo Settlement. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography General view looking across the town from a neighbouring hillside, with buildings of the foreign settlement in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

3. 1787.d.7, 4(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(8)
Title:
Tientsin men. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of a group of labourers, posed among the ruins of the Chapel of the Sisters of Mercy at Tientsin. Captions for prints 7 and 8 have been inadvertantly transposed (see note at print 7).
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

4. 1787.d.7, 4(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(25)
Title:
A living tomb. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the brick structure, shaded by awnings overhead: 'The subject of the illustration ... is a small tower in front of a monastery in the outskirts of Peking. This tower has been built over a living Buddhist priest, whose only means of communication ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

5. 1787.d.7, 4(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(45)
Title:
Mongols. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait group of a man and two women, posed in front of a wall: 'The Mongols shown here ... belong to the nomadic and pastoral races inhabiting the steppes of Mongolia. They visit Peking in great numbers during the winter months, and bring with them ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

6. 1787.d.7, 4(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(30)
Title:
Ancient bronzes. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Arrangement of a collection of Chinese bronzeware pieces.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

7. 1787.d.7, 4(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(32)
Title:
Manchu ladies. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of two Manchu women, posed in a courtyard.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

8. 1787.d.7, 4(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(46)
Title:
Coreans. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length portrait of two Korean men: 'Corea is one of the nations tributary to China, and although her king may be esteemed an independent sovereign, he yet sends an annual embassy of tribute-bearers to Peking. I happened to be in that capital in 1871 whe...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

9. 1787.d.7, 4(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(51)
Title:
One of the city guard, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length portrait of a night watchman, holding the wooden clapper used to scare away thieves: 'The subject of this picture ... is an old Tartar bannerman, a humble member of the Manchu camp, who kept watch at the gate of the French hotel by night...'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1871-1872
Extent:
1 item

10. 1787.d.7, 4(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 4(55)
Title:
The Nankow Pass. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the pass leading to the Great Wall, with a man and donkey in the foreground and a small temple on the ridge to the left.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1871-1872
Extent:
1 item