General view of Tianjin, including the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (望海樓教)

Collection

Identifier

Bk03-06

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Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bk03-06. On the left in the background is the ruin of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (Wanghailou Church 望海樓教), which was set on fire in 1870 and restored in 1897. Source: 'Round the World from London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago' (George Newnes, London, 1895). See also Bk02-01 (same view, printed in colour).

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GENERAL VIEW, SHOWING RUINS OF CATHEDRAL. (TIEN-TSIN)

Location

Tianjin

Estimated Date

c.1894

Material

Book

Media

Black and white photograph