Peking Collection (page 8)

The Crisis in China, One of the Courts of the Imperial Palace at Peking (litho)
1600364 The Crisis in China, One of the Courts of the Imperial Palace at Peking (litho) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China)

Japanese, French, and German Troops with the Allied Forces, a Cosmopolitan Meal in Peking (litho)
1600361 Japanese, French, and German Troops with the Allied Forces, a Cosmopolitan Meal in Peking (litho) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese, French)

The Advance to Peking, Scenes at Taku and Tientsin (litho)
1600091 The Advance to Peking, Scenes at Taku and Tientsin (litho) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advance to Peking, Scenes at Taku and Tientsin)

The Crisis in China, Scenes at Taku and Peking (b / w photo)
1599999 The Crisis in China, Scenes at Taku and Peking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China, Scenes at Taku and Peking)

The Crisis in China, Scenes in Peking (b / w photo)
1599977 The Crisis in China, Scenes in Peking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China, Scenes in Peking)

The Crisis in China, Scenes in Peking (b / w photo)
1599818 The Crisis in China, Scenes in Peking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China, Scenes in Peking)

Temple of Confucius at Pekin (engraving)
965444 Temple of Confucius at Pekin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple of Confucius at Pekin)

The Temple of Heaven, Pekin (engraving)
965057 The Temple of Heaven, Pekin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temple of Heaven, Pekin)

With the Allies in China (litho)
1040378 With the Allies in China (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Allies in China)

"Foreign Devils"in a Street in Peking, a Salute from Guttersnipes (litho)
1040362 " Foreign Devils" in a Street in Peking, a Salute from Guttersnipes (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Crisis in China, the Entry of Prince Ching into Peking (litho)
1040078 The Crisis in China, the Entry of Prince Ching into Peking (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in China)

The Siege of the British Legation at Peking, driving the Troops of Fung Fu Hsiang from the Hanlin Yuan (litho)
1039933 The Siege of the British Legation at Peking, driving the Troops of Fung Fu Hsiang from the Hanlin Yuan (litho) by Dadd

A Garden Party given by Sir Robert Hart at Peking (litho)
1043029 A Garden Party given by Sir Robert Hart at Peking (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Garden Party given by Sir Robert Hart at Peking)

The Far Eastern Question, in and about Peking (b / w photo)
1063712 The Far Eastern Question, in and about Peking (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Far Eastern Question, in and about Peking)

The Royal Marine Guard and Student Interpreters at the British Legation, Peking (b / w photo)
1051660 The Royal Marine Guard and Student Interpreters at the British Legation, Peking (b/w photo) by English photographer

Railway between Beijing and Taku, China (chromolitho)
974483 Railway between Beijing and Taku, China (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway between Beijing and Taku, China)

Pekin, Quadrille, Ricardo Linter (colour litho)
976316 Pekin, Quadrille, Ricardo Linter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pekin, Quadrille, Ricardo Linter. Music cover. Note)

EVENTS / ASIA / CHINA
BOXER REBELLION German sailors attack and destroy the Tsung-li-Yamen, ministry of foreign affairs at Peking Date: July 1900

After the Recent Anti-Foreign Disturbance at Peking, Ringleaders under Punishment objecting to be photographed (litho)
1051377 After the Recent Anti-Foreign Disturbance at Peking, Ringleaders under Punishment objecting to be photographed (litho) by Dadd

The Audience given by the Empress-Dowager and the Emperor of China to the Wives of the Foreign Ministers at Peking
1598619 The Audience given by the Empress-Dowager and the Emperor of China to the Wives of the Foreign Ministers at Peking, on 13 December (litho) by Wright

The Chinese Question (b / w photo)
1615474 The Chinese Question (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Question. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 April 1898)

Also this year a strange pilgrimage took place in China, in the mountains west of Beijing (colour litho)
2778502 Also this year a strange pilgrimage took place in China, in the mountains west of Beijing (colour litho) by Beltrame

Pailau in the Lama Temple, Peking (colour litho)
3624254 Pailau in the Lama Temple, Peking (colour litho) by Liddell, Thomas Hodgson (1860-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pailau in the Lama Temple, Peking)

The defence of the besieged British Legation in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion (litho)
3627080 The defence of the besieged British Legation in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peking, the Summer Palace (colour litho)
3624262 Peking, the Summer Palace (colour litho) by Liddell, Thomas Hodgson (1860-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peking, the Summer Palace)

Peking (engraving)
3655066 Peking (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peking. Illustration for The Illustrated Universal Gazetteer edited by William Francis Ainsworth)

Buddhists worshipping in a monastery in Peking (engraving)
3647116 Buddhists worshipping in a monastery in Peking (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buddhists worshipping in a monastery in Peking)

Sketches in China (engraving)
728603 Sketches in China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in China: a Peking cab and amusements on the ice)

The Emperor of Chinas Palace, the Forbidden City, Pekin in the 19th century (litho)
PNP364589 The Emperor of Chinas Palace, the Forbidden City, Pekin in the 19th century (litho) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; Chinese, out of copyright

View of the Central Street in the Chinese Quarter of Peking, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
473740 View of the Central Street in the Chinese Quarter of Peking, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: View taken from the City Hall)

Archway to the Hall of Classics, Peking, c. 1867-72 (b / w photo)
473725 Archway to the Hall of Classics, Peking, c.1867-72 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Originally built in Mongol times as a private school)

Magistrates Court, Peking, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
498643 Magistrates Court, Peking, c.1870 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; out of copyright

Canal in Peking, c. 1865-70 (b / w photo)
498385 Canal in Peking, c.1865-70 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Avenue of Guardian Animals Leading to the Ming Tombs, Peking, c. 1868-70 (b / w photo)
498375 Avenue of Guardian Animals Leading to the Ming Tombs, Peking, c.1868-70 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Auguste Gerard, the French ambassador to China, received by the Emperor (colour litho)
2818602 Auguste Gerard, the French ambassador to China, received by the Emperor (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Auguste Gerard)

Diplomatic Life in Peking (b / w photo)
1615191 Diplomatic Life in Peking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diplomatic Life in Peking)

China, Peking, The Bottle Pagoda (b / w photo)
6019084 China, Peking, The Bottle Pagoda (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: China, Peking, The Bottle Pagoda)

China, Peking, Town-gate (b / w photo)
6019078 China, Peking, Town-gate (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: China, Peking, Town-gate)

Scenes from the Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900 (b / w photo)
6015080 Scenes from the Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from the Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900)

The Boxer Rebellion, China (b / w photo)
6015069 The Boxer Rebellion, China (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boxer Rebellion, China)

Ms Fr 2810 f. 3v, Kublai Khan giving Nicolo and Marco Polo safe conduct to Peking
REV68252 Ms Fr 2810 f.3v, Kublai Khan giving Nicolo and Marco Polo safe conduct to Peking, with his golden seal to the Polos at Cambaluc in 1292, from Le Livre des Merveilles

A Chinese palace at Peking, now part of the British Legation (b / w photo)
6003715 A Chinese palace at Peking, now part of the British Legation (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chinese palace at Peking)

Approach to the British Legation, Peking, a great public work in ruins (b / w photo)
6003740 Approach to the British Legation, Peking, a great public work in ruins (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Approach to the British Legation)

South Gate of Imperial City at Peking (engraving)
3629373 South Gate of Imperial City at Peking (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Gate of Imperial City at Peking)

Peking, the Marble Junk (colour litho)
3624266 Peking, the Marble Junk (colour litho) by Liddell, Thomas Hodgson (1860-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peking, the Marble Junk)

Peking, the Emperors Robing Temple, the Temple of Heaven (colour litho)
3624253 Peking, the Emperors Robing Temple, the Temple of Heaven (colour litho) by Liddell, Thomas Hodgson (1860-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peking, the Emperors Robing Temple)

Interieur de la maison d un mandarin, a Pekin (engraving)
3644291 Interieur de la maison d un mandarin, a Pekin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur de la maison d un mandarin, a Pekin)

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"Peking: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Evolution" Discover the enchanting city of Peking, now known as Beijing, through its rich tapestry of history and cultural landmarks. From the Map of the Trans-Siberian Railway that once connected distant lands in 1920 to the groundbreaking discovery Man - a fascinating link in human evolution. As you step foot into Beijing Capital Airport, be prepared to witness a modern metropolis where tradition seamlessly blends with progress. The gleaming glass and steel CCTV Headquarters building along Third Ring stands tall as an architectural marvel, reflecting China's innovative spirit. Immerse yourself in the tranquility of Beijing Gardens; these serene oases offer respite from bustling city life while showcasing China's meticulous horticultural artistry. Marvel at The Peking Observatory, depicted beautifully in Jean Baptiste du Haldes' illustration – a testament to ancient Chinese astronomical advancements. Delve into prehistoric times with Sinanthropus - perhaps one of science's most intriguing discoveries representing our earliest ancestors. Witness Avro 621 Tutors soaring over Peking skies circa 1931; these aircrafts symbolize China's aviation history taking flight during this era. Travel back to Chairman Mao Zedong's reign as he applauds Red Guards during a parade at Tiananmen Square in the vibrant 1960s. Explore the majestic Forbidden City Hall within Beijing – an imperial palace brimming with stories from dynasties past. Lastly, immerse yourself in everyday life by witnessing bicycles weaving through busy streets – an iconic sight synonymous with Beijing. Experience Asia’s charm firsthand as you navigate this captivating city filled with wonders waiting to be discovered around every corner. Peking invites you on a journey through time and culture like no other – embrace its diverse heritage and let it leave an indelible mark on your soul.