Lot 148
Sixty Diamond Jubilee Pictures of Hongkong. Hongkong, 1897.
Estimate
€ 5.000
Starting Price
€ 3.500
Lot:
148
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
R.C. Hurley
Hurley, R.C.: Sixty Diamond Jubilee Pictures of Hongkong Hongkong: R. C. Hurley 1897. 15,7 x 25 cm. (photo size 10 x 14,5 cm or 14,5 x 10 cm.; Panorama: 10 x 29 cm.). 60 albumen prints, including 2 panoramas, mounted on cardboard panels joined by strips of linen, each printed with a frame and description on both the front and back. Original half-linen binding.
(Cover slightly scuffed. Photo 13 has a crease in the bottom left-hand corner. The second panorama has additional creases. The adhesive has come away slightly in places.)
A photo album of Hong Kong at the turn of the 20th century, published to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. It contains photographs of panoramic views of Hong Kong, scenes of the harbour, and religious and state educational institutions.
(Cover slightly scuffed. Photo 13 has a crease in the bottom left-hand corner. The second panorama has additional creases. The adhesive has come away slightly in places.)
A photo album of Hong Kong at the turn of the 20th century, published to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. It contains photographs of panoramic views of Hong Kong, scenes of the harbour, and religious and state educational institutions.