CHINA - BEIJING CHILD (THOMAS) Four views, comprising 'No. 110. The Pagoda near Peking', signed and captioned in the image; 'No. 65. View from City Wall. Peking'; 'No. 157. Yung Lo's Hall Ming Tombs', captioned in the image; 'No. 61a. Beggar's Bridge. Peking', albumen prints, the last 2 mentioned laid on card, the last 3 with printed label 'In and Around Peking. A Description of Views by Thos. Child', the last 2 with purple photographer's stamp on verso, images 170 x 240mm., 1870s; and a view of Zhengyangmen, Beijing by an unidentified photographer, mounted on verso of one of the Child sheets, captioned on mount in German, image 190 x 240mm., 1870s (5) Footnotes: Thomas Child (1841-1898) set up a studio in Beijing in 1970, and his fine views are 'considered to be the earliest comprehensive photographic portrayal of Peking and its environs, and... therefore of great historical importance' (Terry Bennett, History of Photography in China. Western Photographers 1861-1879, 2010, p.56). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing