An impressive photograph album of China, 19th C. Ca. 1897

Containing 132 photos of an interesting early trip to China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tientsin, Canton, Macau, Nanking, Outchang, Wouhou, Chienkiang, Mongolia, ... Given a few related remarks in the captions, the album possibly pertained to a Belgian official working for the railroad development team of the Beijing-Hankou Railroad, negotiated by the famous "Belgian Mandarin" Paul Splingaerd, a Belgian official in the late Qing government. One of the photos shown is a portrait of Liung Chang, vice king of China, with the caption (in French): Portrait of Liung Chang, vice king of China, with whom I've had diner on the 21st of May, 1897. Including many fresh albument prints of high quality, some hand-colored, including very graphic renderings of the everyday life in China at that time as well as portraits of important military officials, with hand-written captions in French. Also including a large tryptich of 82 x 20 cm with caption: Vue généralle de la ville d'Outchang sur le Yangtzé ou fleuve bleu de Chine. Another notable photograph is a self-portrait of the author, dressed as a Chinese. 103 large albumen photograps of ca. 27 x 20,5 cm, 20 mid-sized photographs and 9 small size (ca. 14 x 10 cm)

Price incl. premium: € 28.050,00