Illustrations of China and its people
Photograph Album
1874 (published)
1874 (published)
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A volume of text and 92 photographic plates bound in maroon morocco-grain cloth with light brown marbled endpapers. Title on spine in gold.
Object details
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| Title | Illustrations of China and its people (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Leather bound book with collotype plates |
| Brief description | Album of text and photographs by John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, in four volumes, letterpress text and collotype photographic plates bound as one volume, 1874 |
| Physical description | A volume of text and 92 photographic plates bound in maroon morocco-grain cloth with light brown marbled endpapers. Title on spine in gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ex Libris / Mark Neven Du Mont' (printed bookplate, inside cover) |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund |
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| Bibliographic reference | White, Stephen. John Thomson: A Window to the Orient. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1985. |
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| Accession number | RPS.1302-2019 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2019 |
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