Early views of China are often best-sellers in the realm of topographical photography. An album of 83 albumen prints from the 1860s-70s proved to be a major attraction at Bonhams’ March 27 book sale held in Knightsbridge.
The variously sized prints feature imperial palaces and locations in Zhenjiang Province and each had a contemporary ink caption to the mount such as The Summer Palace or Fancy Kytes near Custom House Lane.