• Unknown (photographer)

Panoramic view of the harbour showing naval facilities, Hong Kong (now Hong Kong, China)

1887 or before

- This photograph was taken from a point just above the Military Hospital, Wellington Battery and other naval facilities, looking northeast across the harbour, with the eastern Praya at centre right and East Point, Kellett Island and North Point in the background at centre ('Picturing Hong Kong', p. 14).

Albumen silver print

comp.: 20.8 x 25.9 cm secondary support: 27.3 x 37.2 cm

PH1984:1203:017

• exterior view

dated and inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the secondary support, l.l.: "Oct 29-/87."; and b.: "Hongkong-" numbered - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink ?, on the sheet, verso, u.l.: "193" [seen in mirror image through recto of photograph]

Hong Kong; China;

• architecture
• militaire

• ships
• harbour
• naval base