CHINA - FOOCHOW/FUZHOU AND AMOY Group of nine views of Fuzhou, nearby Minjiang river, and Amoy, albumen prints (one a 2-part panorama), 6 laid on card (several with ink caption, one with early pencil annotations on verso), various sizes (largest 270 x 200mm., typically c.210 x 270mm. or similar, 2 smaller 145 x 205mm.), 1880s (9) Footnotes: Images include a large view, by an unidentified photographer, of the Yuanfu Monastery near Fuzhou. It is taken from a very similar position to photos of the same subject by both John Thomson, and Tung Hing (each illustrated in Terry Bennett's works, History of Photography in China. Western [-Chinese] Photographers 1861-1879). 'Foochow, No. 107. Entrance to the Place known as Banker's Glen...' (one corner torn) by Lai Fong; two birds-eye views of Fuzhou; a 2-part panorama (joined) of Foochow, with the foreign settlement in fore-ground and the long bridge in distance; the 'consul of customs' house at Swatow; 2 views of Amoy. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing