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General View of Canton, China

 
Accession number AR.EP.PC.0432
Places
Guangzhou [Canton] (China)
China
Measurements
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Materials/Techniques
colorized photograph
Work types
postcard

Description

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42. General View of Canton, China.

A large commercial city and port in the south of China and capital of the province of Kwangtung. The city is surrounded by walls, partly brick and partly sandstone, 25 to 45 feet high, 20 feet thick within an esplanade inside 6 miles in circumference.

Collection

Ephemera Collection
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Archives, 054.SUZ.02.PCbox.094
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
Accession number AR.EP.PC.0432
Places
Guangzhou [Canton] (China)
China
Measurements
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Materials/Techniques
colorized photograph
Work types
postcard

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