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Photograph taken from a hillside, looking down over the city of Canton (Guangzhou), China

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Photograph of Canton, with a caption that reads: 'General View of Canton. Even photography can scarcely do justice to the enormous Panorama spread out to the eye of the gazer upon the City of Canton. The Pearl River is faintly visible in the distance, while the intervening roofs are computed to house very little short of three millions of people. For nearly a thousand years an important commercial mart, it has been frequented by Europeans ever since the early part of the Sixteenth Century. A comprehensive description, history, &c., of the City and environs will be found in the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, p. 116, et seq'.
Title
Photograph taken from a hillside, looking down over the city of Canton (Guangzhou), China
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canton, with a caption that reads: 'General View of Canton. Even photography…
Date
1873
HSBC Reference Number
HK HSBCPH 0140-0006-0027-0033
Archive Record Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Measurements
20 x 25.2
Units
cm
Colour
Sepia
Photographer Name
William Pryor Floyd

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