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Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Shoes, Socks, Pipes, and Felt Caps.

Peking: Imperial Hall of Audience: With key in French.

Procession of the Bride and Bridegroom. Manner of dancing and playing instruments.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Queue Strings, Needles, Cobbler, Barber, Pharmacy and Vinegar.

Commander-in-Chief Flag with lady in traditional costume.

Macau: View of the city from across the Pearl River estuary.

Canton: Pagoda on the outskirts of Canton. After Théodore-Auguste Fisquet, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.

Chusan: Vale of Ting-hai. Panoramic view of the archipelago.

Pearl River: View of a village after Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-1837.

Shanghai: Zhongstan Road. View of the old Custom House on the bank of the Huangpu river.

Pagoda on the outskirts of Macau. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Grains, Rice and Cakes, highlighted with Gold.

Canton: View on the bank of the Pearl River. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Canton: European Factories. With a market scene and a French flag. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-1837.

Tai-wang-kow Fort: View on the Canton river on the passage from Macao to Canton.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Brass wares, Vermicelli, Leather, Eye Medicines and Tea.

Peking: Panorama of the city looking North: With the Great Wall and Xishan and Yanshan mountain ranges in the distance.

Peking (Beijing) with the wall of China: Based on an 18th century vue d’optique after an earlier view by Johan Nieuhoff during his 1654-7 visit as secretary to the Dutch Embassy.

Canton: Mandarin’s house: on the banks of a river near Canton. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.

Kite Flying at Hae-kwan: On the ninth day of the ninth moon.

RARE: Peking: Camels resting on the Grand Canal. Drawn from life during the diplomatic mission of Prince zu Eulanberg to China, Japan & Siam 1859-62.

Zhaoqing: Seven Star crags and Star Lake.

Amoy (Xiamen): View over the port from the tombs.

The entry of the Russian ambassador Evert Ysbrandszoon Ides with an entourage of cossacks. With key.

Imperial flag and arms of China.

Whampoa Island: View of the Pagoda from across the Pearl River. Drawn from life during Hildebrandt’s ’round-the-world’ voyage.

Xensi: View of an archway of the Great Wall over the Yellow river. With 11 portraits of men and women in traditional dress. Text in French.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Highly decorative signs for Pewter Goods, Musical Instruments, Sesame Oil and Dyes.

Macau: View of the docks. Drawn from life during Hildebrandt’s ’round-the-world’ voyage

Tea culture and preparation in China.

Commander-in-Chief Flag of the Republic of China (Beiyang Government) with lyrics of national anthem.

Tyen Tsing Wy: Entrance to the port in Peking province after the 17th century Dutch explorer Johan Nieuhof.

Guia Fortress. View of the convent, built between 1622 and 1638 atop a rocky outcrop. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.

RARE: Peking. Imperial City. View on the Moat (Tongzi River). Drawn from life during the diplomatic mission of Prince zu Eulanberg to China, Japan & Siam 1859-62.

Scarce: Panorama of Peking. From the south.

Canton: Banquet of the Governor General (Viceroy) outside the city walls. With key in French and Dutch.

Profile of girl in Sycee Head Dress.

Lake Lee-Hoo and the Temple of Thundering Winds.

Peking: Gate on the Lipu Road. Pieter van Hoorn’s delegation welcomed outside Peking en route to the Imperial Court. With key in Dutch and English.

Port of Shanghai: View on the Yangtze river.

Heong Chang: View on the Pearl River. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Highly decorative signs for Soap, Snuff, Hats, Knives and Scissors and Paper Figures for Funerals. Framed.

The Emperor and Ladies of the Court. With a description in French of the manner of dress and protocols.

Macau: View of the Chinese Pagoda. With figures in the foreground. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.

Emperor in ceremonial attire, ordinary attire, and a farmhand and a monk.

Peking: Lugou bridge over the Yongding River to the Wanping Fortress.

Mount Hua (Hua Shan): Western Sacred mountain. (Se Tseaou Shan).

Peking Observatory. With key in French.

Porcelain Tower: Part of the Great Bao’en Temple on the Quinhuai river.

Bond issued by the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. Chinese script with English on verso.

Panorama of Shanghai: View over the Huangpu river. With key in Chinese.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Pawn Shop, Apothecary, Instruments and Goldsmiths. Framed.

Peking: Panoramic view after the 17th century Dutch explorer Johan Nieuhoff.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Haberdashery and Textiles.

Portraits: A prince, princess and Mandarin.

Commander-in-Chief Flag of the Republic of China.

Bird’s eye view of Peking: Cambula (Khanbaliq or Dada), the city of the Khan, is in reference to Kublai Khan and the seat of the Mongol Empire.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province: Panoramic view of the former capital.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Cash and Pawn Exchanges, Candles, Sesame Oil, Wine and Pewter, highlighted with Gold. Slight foxing. Framed.

Kingang, diety of war with deities of immortality and sensual pleasure.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Hair Ornaments, Cross Bows, Horse Hair, and Peacocks’ Feathers.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Decorative signs for Restaurants and Pork, highlighted with Gold.

Canton: Interior scene of the Temple of Buddha.

Canton: City Plan and view on the Ta-ho (Pearl) river: With key.

Chinese Pictorial Signs: Highly decorative signs for Glass Toys, Pastry Shop, Steamers, Bellows and Ornaments. Framed.

Peking: Architectural plan: the Hall of Audience and Emperor’s Gardens at Yuen-Min-Yuen, or the Old Summer Palace.

Mandarin paying a visit of ceremony.

Canton: View of the Fort on the banks of the Pearl River. After Théodore-Auguste Fisquet, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.

Canton: New-China Street. Lively street scene with lanterns in the foreground. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, one of the artists on the voyage of La Bonite, 1836-7.