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8235.k.6

Record Id:

032-003234847

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003234847

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026869721.0x0004f6

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

8235.k.6

Title:

Remunerative railways for new countries; with some account of the first railway in China. Photographer(s): Unknown

Scope & Content:

Imprint: London: E. & F. N. Spon, 46, Charing Cross. New York: 446, Broome Street. Berlin: Asher & Co. St. Petersburg: Watkins & Co. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink, & Co. Bombay: Thacker, Vining, & Co. Melbourne: G. Robertson. 1878.

Quarto, red cloth boards, measuring 252 x 190 mm, with title and illustration of the 'Pioneer' locomotive in gilt on upper board; edges gilt; pp. 114, [5] leaves of folding plates, 48 woodcuts in text and with 8 woodburytype prints mounted one to a page with letterpress captions beneath. The woodburytype illustrations record the construction and opening of the narrow gauge Shanghai-Wusong line, the first railway in China, built in 1876. An account of the history of the line is given in Appendix IV, pp. 92-114.

Collection Area:

Printed Collections

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032-003234847

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Contains:

8235.k.6(1) : Arrival of staff and materials at Woosung. Photographer: Unknown
8235.k.6(2) : Arrival of the first locomotive in China. Photographer: Unknown
8235.k.6(3) : Chinese crowd at the opening of the railway. Photographer: Unknown
8235.k.6(4) : The 'Pioneer' and the permanent train on the opening day. Photographer: Unknown
8235.k.6(5) : Railway train filled with European and American visitors. Photographer: Unknown
8235.k.6(6) : Railway station at Woosung Creek, with ordinary train. Photographer: Unknown
8235.k.6(7) : Engine and carriage sheds at Shanghai. Photographer: Unknown
8235.k.6(8) : Chinese travelling. Photographer: Unknown

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032-003234847

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

8 items

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Start Date:

1876

End Date:

1876

Date Range:

1876

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 90 mm x 115 mm to 123 mm x 200 mm.

Source of Acquisition:

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Rapier, Richard C.