China Through the Stereoscope. Underwood & Underwood, New York & London, [1901], 100 photograph stereoviews (by James Ricalton , on printed grey mounts (89 x 179 mm, nos. 67 & 70 on buff mounts), all numbered and captioned and the majority with captions in 6 languages to versos, mounts slightly bowed as usual, images for no. 56 incorrect, being duplicate images of stereoview no. 58, small scratch to left image of no. 96, ttogether with the accompanying book, original cloth, with the booklet of 8 folding maps tucked into pocket on outside rear, booklet wrappers partly faded and creased, 8vo, the whole collection containted in publisher's original cloth book-form box, soiled and some splits and wear but contents fine (Qty: 1) A rare complete set (albeit with incorrect images on stereoview no. 56: 'Destrcutive Guns from HMS Terrible') of this important series of photographs documenting a volatile period in the final years of Imperial China; with the accompanying book and maps booklet. In 1900 American photographer James Ricalton travelled from Hong Kong to Canton, then to Shanghai, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuhan (Hankou), through Jiangxi province to Nanjing, Yantai (Chefoo), Tianjin (Tientsin) and Peking (Beijing). The photographs show scenes and sights of each city and place visited. Of notable interest are the photographs of Tianjin and Peking as Ricalton arrived in Tianjin in July 1900 when the city was under siege from the Boxers. Many of the Tianjin scenes show scenes of destruction and the aftermath of fighting. Ricalton arrived in Peking after the Siege of the Legations had been lifted and many of the Peking photographs show the destruction caused and Allied occupation of Peking.
China Through the Stereoscope. Underwood & Underwood, New York & London, [1901], 100 photograph stereoviews (by James Ricalton , on printed grey mounts (89 x 179 mm, nos. 67 & 70 on buff mounts), all numbered and captioned and the majority with captions in 6 languages to versos, mounts slightly bowed as usual, images for no. 56 incorrect, being duplicate images of stereoview no. 58, small scratch to left image of no. 96, ttogether with the accompanying book, original cloth, with the booklet of 8 folding maps tucked into pocket on outside rear, booklet wrappers partly faded and creased, 8vo, the whole collection containted in publisher's original cloth book-form box, soiled and some splits and wear but contents fine (Qty: 1) A rare complete set (albeit with incorrect images on stereoview no. 56: 'Destrcutive Guns from HMS Terrible') of this important series of photographs documenting a volatile period in the final years of Imperial China; with the accompanying book and maps booklet. In 1900 American photographer James Ricalton travelled from Hong Kong to Canton, then to Shanghai, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuhan (Hankou), through Jiangxi province to Nanjing, Yantai (Chefoo), Tianjin (Tientsin) and Peking (Beijing). The photographs show scenes and sights of each city and place visited. Of notable interest are the photographs of Tianjin and Peking as Ricalton arrived in Tianjin in July 1900 when the city was under siege from the Boxers. Many of the Tianjin scenes show scenes of destruction and the aftermath of fighting. Ricalton arrived in Peking after the Siege of the Legations had been lifted and many of the Peking photographs show the destruction caused and Allied occupation of Peking.
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