CHINA - HONG KONG A group of 66 views of Hong Kong, and colonial life, albumen and matt collodion prints, mounted on 14 album sheets (between one and 6 per page), 210 x 280mm., and smaller, [c.1870-1890s]; and 3 others, including 2 cartes-de-visite photograph portraits attributed to John Thomason (printed 'Thomson. Singapore', and inscribed '?F. Lancken, Hong Kong, May 1868' and 'Yours faithfully ?R. Zaccolo 'White Cloud' 15 May/68') on verso (collection) Footnotes: Includes good views of lesser photographed areas of Hong Kong, including Stanley (3), Joss House - Causeway Bay (3), 'Near North Point', 'Scandal Point', Aberdeen (3), 'Albany Nullah', 'View of Race Course Gap', Glenealy (5), Hollywood Road (2), 'Bridge made by Right Half 9th Co. R.E., January 1891' [showing the engineers on wooden bridge with view towards harbour in distance], and 'Pass behind Kowloon City', 'Panorama of the Peak' [2-part]. Also includes a good 1870s scene of a stone laying ceremony on the harbour, several execution scenes, street procession with troops, and several colonial groups. With the group are scarce carte-de-visite portraits of male European sitters by 'Thomson. Singapore'. These are presumably from the studio of John Thomson, which opened in 1862. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing