CHINA HONG KONG BURMA JAVA Album with 100 unmounted photogr

Sale 2053 - Lot 35

Price Realized: $ 13,800

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000

WITH 2 TWO-PART PANORAMAS CHINA, HONG KONG, BURMA, & JAVA
Album with 100 unmounted photographs of the Far East, comprising 41 prints of Canton and Hong Kong; 22 of Burma, 22 of Java, and 15 of Batavia. Includes a 2-part panorama of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong and another of Canton, Panorama of Shameen; beautiful portraits of Mandarins and actors in full costume; scenes of Hong Kong, including the harbor, public gardens, and landmark buildings (including the Clock Tower); the execution ground in Canton, a Chinese woman's unbound foot; and topographic and city views of Rangoon, including elephants at work, and more. Albumen prints, 71/2x93/4 to 81/2x101/2 inches (19.1x24.8 to 21.2x26.7 cm), most with a lengthy printed caption inserted into corners; one with a Woodbury and Page blind stamp. Large square 4to, gilt-ruled black leather. 1870s-80s

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from the collection of inger mccabe elliott,