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Chao-Chow-Fu Bridge.
"Chao-chow-fu is a walled city of considerable size and great commercial importance, as one may gather form its extensive warehouses, the busy traffic of its streets, the number of mature craft that throng the river on which it stands. The bridge…
Peking Observatory.
"The instrument ... is of huge dimensions, cast in solid bronze, and is of the most beautiful workmanship. The stand of this piece of mechanism has a mythological significance, and its design is of remarkable artistic excellence. Four of the…
Through China with a Camera [front cover].
"Cixi huang hou yu bi zhi bao" are the words of the seal of the Empress Dowager Tsze Hsi. This seal was used to confirm authorship of documents written by her.
'My design is to present a series of pictures of China and its people, such as shall…
'My design is to present a series of pictures of China and its people, such as shall…
The smoker.
On backing verso in ink: Belonging to and drawn by John Turnbull Thomson Glororum 1836. (aged 14)
The beggar boy.
On backing verso in ink: Belonging to and drawn by John Turnbull Thomson Glororum 1836. (aged 14)
Gibraltar from the Inner Roads; Neutral Ground; Galleries; Town; Mole; Jetty.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Gibraltar from the Inner Roads; Neutral Ground; Galleries; Town; Mole; Jetty
Nile overflowed.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Nile overflowed; Grain boat; Bufalow; Pyramids of Gysch; Lotus flower
Sultan Shaban's mosque, Cairo.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Sultan Shaban’s mosque, Cairo. 1853
Mahomed Ally Pasha’s Mosque in the Citadel, Cairo.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Mahomed Ally Pasha’s Mosque in the Citadel, Cairo.
City of Mocha, Arabia.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: City of Mocha, Arabia. Arab Bugalow; Coffee mountains.
Pass of Aden.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Pass of Aden
Town of Aden from the Pass.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Town of Aden from the Pass
Aden looking towards the Pass.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Aden looking towards the Pass
Pointe de Galle from Mrs Gibson’s hill, Ceylon.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Pointe de Galle from Mrs Gibson’s hill, Ceylon. 1853
Gold workers, Ceylon.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Gold workers, Ceylon. 1853
Singapore from Campong Glam.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1847; on mount in ink: Singapore from Campong Glam.
Malay Mosque, Campong Glam, Singapore.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1846; on mount in ink: Malay Mosque, Campong Glam, Singapore; in pencil: 3rd attempt. 1846
Chinese temple to the Queen of Heaven, Singapore.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1847; on mount in ink: Chinese temple to the Queen of Heaven, Singapore; in pencil: 1846
Chinese joss house, Singapore.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1847; on mount in ink: Chinese joss house, Singapore
View in Singapore town.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1846; on mount in ink: View in Singapore town; Hindoo Pagoda; Kling Mosque; in pencil: 1846
Teluk of Ayer Street, Singapore.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1846; on mount in ink: Teluk of Ayer Street, Singapore
Public Offices, Singapore.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1846; on mount in ink: Public Offices, Singapore