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1787.d.7, 3

Record Id:

032-003228335

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032-003228335

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

1787.d.7, 3

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 III. 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, with original brown cloth and gilt upper board laid down on front endpaper; unpaginated. This volume contains 24 plates, with 51 collotype reproductions from Thomson's photographs, accompanied by Thomson's own letterpress descriptions of his travels in China from 1868-72 and of the subjects portrayed. The British Library copy of this four-volume work is bound in two volumes (volumes 1-2 and 3-4 bound as one).

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Printed Collections

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Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228340", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(5): A wayside shrine. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228341", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(6): Ningpo ladies. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228342", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(7): Shanghai Bund in 1869. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228343", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(8): Part of Shanghai Bund in 1872. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228344", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(9): Shanghai Bund. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228345", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(10): The Lung-hwa-ta or 'Pagoda of the Dragon's Glory.' Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228346", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(11): Shanghai wheel-barrows. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228347", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(12): Spinning cotton. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228348", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(13): The caingue punishment. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228349", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(14): The cage punishment. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228350", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(15): Kwanyin Temple, Puto Island. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228351", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(16): Silver Island, River Yangtsze. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228352", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(17): Golden Island, River Yangtsze. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228353", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(18): Scene in Nanking Arsenal. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228354", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(19): Nanking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228355", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(20): The Ming Tombs, Nanking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228356", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(21): Foreign drilled troops. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228357", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(22): Interior of workshop, Nanking Arsenal. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228358", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(23): Ruins of the Porcelain Tower, Nanking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228359", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(24): Kiu-kiang (Foreign Settlement). Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228360", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(25): Street groups, Kiu-kiang. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228361", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(26): The wharf, Kiu-kiang. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228362", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(27): Sawyers at work. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228363", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(28): The ribbon loom. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228364", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(29): Ruins at Tai-ping-koong. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228365", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(30): Hankow (native town). Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228366", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(31): Hankow (Foreign Settlement). Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228367", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(32): Wu-chang Tower. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228368", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(33): Interior of native travelling boat. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228369", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(34): Boat's crew at breakfast. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228370", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(35): Our Chinese interpreter. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228371", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(36): Cave dwellings, I-chang Gorge, River Yangysze. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228372", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(37): Szechuan trading boat. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228373", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(38): Szechuan trading boat. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228374", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(39): Chinese gun-boat, Upper Yangtsze. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228375", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(40): In I-chang Gorge. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228376", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(41): Natives. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228377", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(42): Coal mine. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228378", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(43): Making fuel. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228379", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(44): Chinese coal miners. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228380", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(45): Drying fuel. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228381", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(46): Coolie and creel, Szechuan. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228382", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(47): A mountain hut, Province of Hupeh. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228383", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(48): The Mi-tan Gorge, Upper Yangtsze. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228384", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(49): The Tsing-tan Rapid, Upper Yangtsze. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228385", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(50): The Lu-kan Gorge, Upper Yangtsze. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228386", "parent" : "032-003228335", "text" : "1787.d.7, 3(51): The Wu-shan Gorge, Province of Szechuan. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]

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Start Date:

1868

End Date:

1872

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1868-1872

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Names:

Thomson, John