Aerial view showing the harbour, the Praya, Wan Chai district, East Point, North Point and the Race Course at Happy Valley (also known as Wong Nei Chong Valley), Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China)

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Title:

Aerial view showing the harbour, the Praya, Wan Chai district, East Point, North Point and the Race Course at Happy Valley (also known as Wong Nei Chong Valley), Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China)

Date:

1887 or before

Description:

- This photograph was taken from the top of Victoria Peak, looking northeast. The Cricket Ground is visible at lower left, to its right are the Naval Yard and other naval facilities, Wan Chai district is at centre right, East Point is at upper centre, North Point is at upper left, and at the centre right edge of the view is the large field of the Race Course at Happy Valley (also known as Wong Nei Chong Valley].

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 21.1 x 27.3 cm secondary support: 27.3 x 37.2 cm

Reference number:

PH1984:1203:020

Point of View:

aerial view
exterior view

Inscription:

dated and inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the secondary support, l.l.: "Oct. 29-/87."; and b.: "View of Hongkong-"

Location:

Hong Kong; China;

Subject:

architecture
topographic

Subject Descriptive Terms:

ships
buildings
harbour

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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