Lot 240
  • 240

BEATO, F. SIX PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FORTS IN CHINA, 1860

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Six photographs of the Chinese forts at Taku (Dagu) and Pehtung (Beidang), taken during the second Opium War. [China, 1860]
8 albumen prints showing 6 views, on 6 mounts (360 x 434mm.), comprising: two 2-plate folding panoramas (223 x 573mm., and 255 x 588mm.), and 6 individual photographs (264 x 300mm.), each captioned in pencil on the mount, printed paper label and ink stamp to each mount (see provenance), minor dust-staining to mounts

Provenance

De-accessioned from the Royal Military Library, Copenhagen, paper label and ink stamp on each mount

Literature

Bennett, Photography in China 1842-1860 (2009) pp.141-162

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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Catalogue Note

A FINE GROUP OF RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, captioned "Angle of North Peiko Fort, French entrance August 1860"; "Exterior of North Peiko Fort"; "North Peiko Fort from the cavalier"; "Interior of North Peiko Fort"; "Tungku Fort" (2-plate panorama); and "Interior of Pehtung Fort" (2-plate panorama). See also lot 241.