29th Nov, 2023 10:00

Books & Works on Paper
 
  Lot 142
 

China, Photographs

China, Photographs

Album of photographs of China, Singapore and Ceylon, taken during naval service of HMS Cumberland (5th Cruiser Squadron China), 1933-1935

Approximately 80 high gloss silverprint snapshots, mounted on black card mounts, recto and verso, white ink captions to the mounts, contemporary Chinese decorated black lacquer album, oblong folio, [circa 1935]

The photographs, taken by an unidentified crew member of HMS Cumberland include a portrait of the photographer at the end. The photographs include photographs of Gibraltar, Suez canal, Ceylon, Singapore, Nankin, China: Peking and Wei-Hai-Wei, Japan: Kobe and Kyoto, and Hong Kong.

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