Vignette of junks and other sailing ships on the Wusong Jiang (also known as Suzhou River) showing buildings in the background, Shanghai, China

People:

Felice Beato (photographer)

Title:

Vignette of junks and other sailing ships on the Wusong Jiang (also known as Suzhou River) showing buildings in the background, Shanghai, China

Date:

between 1860 and 1861, or 1870

Description:

- A hand-written table of contents accompanies album PH1981:0620:001-081.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print, retouched

Dimensions:

comp.: 19.8 x 26.5 cm secondary support: 52.5 x 36.0 cm

Reference number:

PH1981:0620:045

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

numbered - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the print, l.l.: "52." inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink [?], on the sheet, verso, u.l.: "Entrance of / Soochow Creek / Shanghai" [seen in mirror image through recto of photograph] numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.r.: "5[2]" [cut off] inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.c.: "R" [circled]

Location:

Shanghai; China;

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

river
buildings
boats
sailing ships
junks

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

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