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Call Number:

PH-00550

Collection Name:

Photographic Album Accompanying "'The Ever Victorious Army'"

Creator:

Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921 (1837 - 1921)

No. of Items:

22 photographs in 1 bound volume

Span Dates:

1868

Description:

Photographically illustrated book, titled Photographic Album Accompanying "'The Ever Victorious Army'" (London?: 1868) containing 22 mounted albumen prints pertaining to the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) in China. From the preface: "This album is issued as an accompaniment to Mr. Andrew Wilson's work, published by Messrs. Blackwood, entitled "The Ever Victorious Army": A History of the Chinese campaign under Lieut.-Col. C.G. Gordon ... and of the supression of the Tai-Ping rebellion." Printed captions follow.

964:0970:0001 -- Vice Admiral Hope, G.C.B.;
964:0970:0002 -- Captn. Roderick Dew, R.N.;
964:0970:0003 -- Li, Futai of Kiangsoo;
964:0970:0004 -- Major General Sir Charles W. Staweley, K.C.B.;
964:0970:0005 -- Major General W. G. Brown;
964:0970:0006 -- Lieut. Colonel C. G. Gordon, C.B., R.E.;
964:0970:0007 -- General H. A. Burgesine;
964:0970:0008 -- General F. Ward;
964:0970:0009 -- Staff Assistant Surgeon A. Moffit;
964:0970:0010 -- Captain Holland, R.M.;
964:0970:0011 -- General Chung;
964:0970:0012 -- Chinese Body Guard;
964:0970:0013 -- View up the Ditch from Sowuum or East Gate Shewing N.E angle: Proposed Point of Attack;
964:0970:0014 -- Sowuum or East Gate Soochow;
964:0970:0015 -- View Inside the City Looking Up the Creek;
964:0970:0016 -- Pih Che Tah Pacoda, Soochow;
964:0970:0017 -- Entrance to Chung Wangs Palace, Soochow;
964:0970:0018 -- Hall of Qustree Chung Wangs Palace[,] Soochow;
964:0970:0019 -- Imperial Stockade In Front of Sowuum Where the Wangs Were Beheaded;
964:0970:0020 -- Stockade in which the Wangs Were Recieved and Beheaded 6th December 1863;
964:0970:0021 -- Mitriahchion Bridge Over Grand Canal 720 Yards from S.E[.] Angle of Soochow. Brucivines Head Quarters;
964:0970:0022 -- Pat A Chiaon or 53 Arch Bridge, Stockades in Distance.

Accession No(s):

964:0970:0001-0022

Location(s):

q DS 759 P568 HRC-P (964:0970:0001-0022)
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