View from Trinity Church tower, looking northwards, towards Wusong, Shanghai

View from Trinity Church tower, looking northwards, towards Wusong, Shanghai

Collection

Vacher-Hilditch

Identifier

VH02-148

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH02-148. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L04357-065b. Woosung (Wusong). Photograph taken from the tower of Trinity Church (now Holy Trinity Cathedral). This photograph is reproduced on page 134-135 of 'History of Photography in China 1842-1860' by Terry Bennett, as the left-hand part of a two-part panorama, attributed to William Jocelyn. The photographs taken from the church tower, can be arranged in this order, starting with a view northwards, towards the British Consulate: VH02-181, VH02-205, VH-s01, VH02-206, VH02-207, VH02-103, VH02-104, VH02-209, VH02-210, VH02-204 and VH02-148.

Caption in album or on mount

View from Church Tower, looking towards Woosung (N.) / Shanghae 1859

Location

Shanghai

Date

1859

Photographer

Jocelyn, William

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath