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1787.d.7, 4

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032-003228387

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032-003228387

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ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x0011b0

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ISAD(G)

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 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" : "040-003228392", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(5): Paou-keun, Manchu Minister of State. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228393", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(6): Chefoo Settlement. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228394", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(7): Ruin of the Sisters' Chapel, Tientsin. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228395", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(8): Tientsin men. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228396", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(9): Entrance to the Kwo-tsze-keen, or National University, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228397", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(10): Peking Observatory. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228398", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(11): Peking Observatory. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228399", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(12): A Mandarin's house, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228400", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(13): Reception room in a mandarin's house [Beijing]. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228401", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(14): An inner court in a mandarin's house [Beijing]. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228402", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(15): Chinese female coiffure. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228403", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(16): Manchu female coiffure. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228404", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(17): Manchu female coiffure. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228405", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(18): Manchu female coiffure. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228406", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(19): An old Mongolian woman. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228407", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(20): Manchu female coiffure. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228408", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(21): The central street, Chinese city of Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228409", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(22): The Bell Tower, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228410", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(23): The Drum Tower, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228411", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(24): A Pekingese silk-mercer's shop. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228412", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(25): A living tomb. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228413", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(26): A Pekingese chiropodist. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228414", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(27): A Pekingese peep-show. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228415", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(28): Dealers in curiosities. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228416", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(29): A Pekingese costermonger. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228417", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(30): Ancient bronzes. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228418", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(31): Ancient Chinese porcelain ware. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228419", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(32): Manchu ladies. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228420", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(33): Manchu bride and maid. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228421", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(34): Manchu ladies. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228422", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(35): Manchu toilet. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228423", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(36): The Great Confucian Altar, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228424", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(37): Native professor of mathematics, and pupils. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228425", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(38): A Pekingese pai-lau. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228426", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(39): Funeral bannermen. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228427", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(40): Cenotaph erected to the Banjin Lama of Tibet [at Beijing]. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228428", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(41): The open Altar of Heaven, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228429", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(42): The Temple of Heaven, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228430", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(43): Manchu soldier. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228431", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(44): Manchu archer. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228432", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(45): Mongols. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228433", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(46): Coreans. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228434", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(47): Yuen-ming-yuen. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228435", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(48): The Bronze Temple, Yuen-ming-yuen. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228436", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(49): Stone animals, Ming Tombs. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228437", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(50): The Great Sacrificial Hall at the Tomb of the Emperor Yung-lo. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228438", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(51): One of the city guard, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228439", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(52): A collector of printed scraps. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228440", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(53): A Pekingese camel. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228441", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(54): A mule litter. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228442", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(55): The Nankow Pass. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228443", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(56): The Great Wall of China. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003228444", "parent" : "032-003228387", "text" : "1787.d.7, 4(57): The old arch, Nankow Pass. Photographer: Thomson, John" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]

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Start Date:

1868

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1872

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1868-1872

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Thomson, John