Tien Sing Collection

Tien-Tsin, on the banks of the Peiho River, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Tien-Tsin, on the banks of the Peiho River, 1860. The British in China. Small vessels only can approach the mouth of the Peiho River

The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). Creator: H.M.P
The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). The Battle of Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China

Tientsin Railway Station, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt
Tientsin Railway Station, c1900. China. British and Chinese passengers. Illustration after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

The Trouble in China, 1900-1901: The Bluejackets on their way to Tientsin, (1901). British sailors travelling to Tientsin (Tianjin) in northern China, during the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion

Germans at the Front! 22 June 1900, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Germans at the Front! 22 June 1900, (1936). Die Deutschen An Die Front! 22 Juni 1900. Episode during the Boxer Rebellion in China - European powers at the Xigu fort on the banks of the Pei-ho River

Political map of Eastern China, showing Taiwan, Tianjin and the Bohai Sea. Plate 64 from The Times Atlas

An itinerant doctor at Tien-sing (engraving)
725791 An itinerant doctor at Tien-sing (engraving) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An itinerant doctor at Tien-sing, China)

Summer Palace of the Emperor, opposite the City of Tien-Sing, 1817 (coloured engraving)
468794 Summer Palace of the Emperor, opposite the City of Tien-Sing, 1817 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

General view showing the ruins of the Cathedral, Tien-Tsin, China, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
General view showing the ruins of the Cathedral, Tien-Tsin, China, 1895. Wanghailou Church was built as the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in the French concession at Tien-Tsin, (now Tianjin)

In the Flowery Land - The Wounded of the Allies at the Mud Gate, Tientsin, 1900. The Battle of Tientsin, or the Relief of Tientsin, occurred on July 13th to 14th, 1900

An Intinerant Doctor at Tien-sing, 1843. Artist: P Lightfoot
An Intinerant Doctor at Tien-sing, 1843. After Thomas Allom (1804?1872). From China Illustrated, by Thomas Allom. [Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris, 1843]

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