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1787.d.7, 2(19)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228289
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228270
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x00114e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.7, 2(19)
- Title:
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Chao-chow-fu bridge. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography
View from the water's edge of the Han River at Chaozhou, looking along the bridge, which rest on thick masonry piles, with wooden buildings above: 'The bridge over the river is, perhaps, one of the most remarkable in China. Like old London Bridge, with its shops and places of business, the bridge at Chao-chow-fu affords space for one of the city markets. It will be seen from No. XIX that the houses on it are built of light material, in a very primitive style, and are supported in such a way as to allow a maximum of market space on the causeway; while from a purely sanitary point of view, the house projecting as it does over the water, offers many advantages. The mode of supporting these structures displays considerable ingenuity. The only brickwork employed rests upon the bridge, and by its weight gives stability to the double brackets that project to support the lighter portion of the houses...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228270
040-003228289 - Is part of:
- 1787.d.7, 2 : Illustrations of China and its people. A series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and…
1787.d.7, 2(19) : Chao-chow-fu bridge. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228270[0019]/040-003228289
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1787.d.7, 2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Collotype
Photomechanical Print - Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- c 1870-1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 223 mm x 284 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Bodies Of Water
Bridges
Rivers