Artist Index: Hong Kong

Photographer unknown. View of Hong Kong Bay. Circa 1908. 4-part linen-backed albumen print panorama. 17,5 x 99 cm. Mounted on one side to board.

This expansive panorama captures the colonial-era waterfront of Hong Kong around 1900, viewed from across the harbor in Kowloon. Prominent landmarks such as the Hong Kong Club, City Hall with its clock tower, and the old General Post Office line the bustling Praya, backed by hillside residences ascending Victoria Peak. Chinese junks and European steamships animate the harbor, underscoring the city’s role as a key trade hub. The seamless composition offers a rare and richly detailed view of the city’s shoreline before major reclamation and redevelopment. – A few creases in left corners, minimal fading in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Dennis George Crow. Historic Photographs of Hong Kong & China 1860-1960. Los Angeles, 2000, ill. pp. 18-19.

Fragment of a travel album mostly with views of Hong Kong and Canton. 1880s.16 albumen prints. Each circa 22 x 27 cm. Mounted to board (time-stained in edges, some foxing) with thread binding.

Some surface scuffing, otherwise in very good condition with strong tones.