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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

Tags: Image, Nineteenth century, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Still Image, Temples, Watercolors, Works of Art

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

Tags: Image, Mosques, Nineteenth century, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Singapore from Campong Glam.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1847; on mount in ink: Singapore from Campong Glam.

Tags: Beaches, Cities and towns, Image, Nineteenth century, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Gold workers, Ceylon.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Gold workers, Ceylon. 1853

Tags: Image, Nineteenth century, Sri Lanka, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

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

Tags: Coasts, Image, Landscape, Nineteenth century, Ships, Sri Lanka, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Aden looking towards the Pass.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Aden looking towards the Pass

Tags: Aden, Cities and towns, Cityscapes, Image, Mountains, Nineteenth century, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Town of Aden from the Pass.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Town of Aden from the Pass

Tags: Aden, Cities and towns, Cityscapes, Image, Mountains, Nineteenth century, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Pass of Aden.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Pass of Aden

Tags: Aden, Image, Mountains, Nineteenth century, Still Image, Voyages and travels, Watercolors, Works of Art

City of Mocha, Arabia.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: City of Mocha, Arabia. Arab Bugalow; Coffee mountains.

Tags: Arabian Peninsula, Harbors, Harbours, Image, Mountains, Nineteenth century, Ships, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

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.

Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Image, Mosques, Nineteenth century, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Sultan Shaban's mosque, Cairo.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Sultan Shaban’s mosque, Cairo. 1853

Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Image, Mosques, Nineteenth century, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Nile overflowed.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1853; on mount in ink: Nile overflowed; Grain boat; Bufalow; Pyramids of Gysch; Lotus flower

Tags: Boats and boating, Egypt, Image, Nineteenth century, Rivers, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

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

Tags: Boats and boating, Cities and towns, Image, Jetties, Nineteenth century, Rocks, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

The beggar boy.

On backing verso in ink: Belonging to and drawn by John Turnbull Thomson Glororum 1836. (aged 14)

Tags: Children, Image, Ink drawings, Nineteenth century, Pen works, Portraits, Still Image, Works of Art

The smoker.

On backing verso in ink: Belonging to and drawn by John Turnbull Thomson Glororum 1836. (aged 14)

Tags: Image, Ink drawings, Nineteenth century, Pen works, Portraits, Still Image, Works of Art

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…

Tags: Book covers, China, Covers (Illustration), Description and travel, Illustrations, Image, Nineteenth century, Still Image

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…

Tags: Astronomy, Beijing (China), Dragons, Illustrations, Image, Photographs, Still Image

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…

Tags: China, Illustrations, Image, Nineteenth century, Photographs, Still Image