Japan, America, India, Ceylon, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong

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Japan, America, India, Ceylon, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong
2 albums of approximately 224 albumen prints. Circa 1900. Varying sizes from 3 1/8 x 4 1/3 in. (8 x 11 cm.) to 9¼ x 11½ (24 x 29 cm.). Many hand-coloured, each titled in ink in German on the mount, some titled in the negatives, full ink manuscript contents/index pages, brown leather, gilt, titled Ceylon, Vorder-Indien, Birma, Singapore, Java und China and Japan und Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika on front covers.
Album sizes: 12½ x 16¼ in. (32 x 41 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Varied albums containing images collected by a wealthy Hamburg family on their 1900 journey around the world. Photographs include street scenes, two panoramic views of Makao and Hong Kong, harbour views, landscapes, temples and other aspects of colonial life in various countries.

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