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  • AN 1860 PANORAMIC VIEW OF BEIJING

    This panoramic view of Beijing dates from October 1860.

    This panoramic view of Beijing dates from October 1860. UPDATE: THE ALBUM MADE £218,500

    THIS 1860 panoramic view of Beijing comes up at Sotheby’s in London on May 14.  The sale of Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History  will include some of the earliest photographs of China including views of Dagu (Taku) and Beijing (Peking).  The images were taken by Felice Beato during gut Second Opium War.  These photographs reveal a forgotten China and illustrates landscapes and cityscapes now changed almost beyond recognition.

    The panorama of Beijing is the most remarkable of the 18 photographs in this collection. It was taken from the wall of the city on October 24, 1860, revealing the interior and the Forbidden City beyond.  The album includes images of the Imperial Winter Palace and the Imperial Summer Palace.  The photos are estimated at £100,000-200,000.  UPDATE: THE ALBUM MADE £218,500.

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