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Background imageCanton Collection: Pagoda and Village, on the Canal near Canton, China, c1840. Artist: WH Capone

Pagoda and Village, on the Canal near Canton, China, c1840. Artist: WH Capone
Pagoda and Village, on the Canal near Canton, China, c1840

Background imageCanton Collection: Landscape with Waterfall from the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, 1858. Creator: Johan Edvard Bergh

Landscape with Waterfall from the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, 1858. Creator: Johan Edvard Bergh
Landscape with Waterfall from the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, 1858

Background imageCanton Collection: Cantonese Masonry Pagoda, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato

Cantonese Masonry Pagoda, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Cantonese Masonry Pagoda, 1860

Background imageCanton Collection: View of a triumphal arch on a square in Canton, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of a triumphal arch on a square in Canton, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of a triumphal arch on a square in Canton, 1700-1799

Background imageCanton Collection: Mah Chung Keow, - Canton, 1835. Creator: Samuel Austin

Mah Chung Keow, - Canton, 1835. Creator: Samuel Austin
Mah Chung Keow, - Canton, 1835. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageCanton Collection: View on a River near Canton, 1834. Creator: Samuel Prout

View on a River near Canton, 1834. Creator: Samuel Prout
View on a River near Canton, 1834. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageCanton Collection: A Chinese Junk. - Canton River, 1835. Creator: Samuel Prout

A Chinese Junk. - Canton River, 1835. Creator: Samuel Prout
A Chinese Junk. - Canton River, 1835. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageCanton Collection: Tiger Island, 1834. Creator: Clarkson Stanfield

Tiger Island, 1834. Creator: Clarkson Stanfield
Tiger Island, 1834. Boats in rough seas at the entrance to the Canton River, China. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageCanton Collection: View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813.. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky

View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813.. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky
View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe

Background imageCanton Collection: Goppo, or the Custom Office Director in Canton, Sailing on His Vessel, 1813

Goppo, or the Custom Office Director in Canton, Sailing on His Vessel, 1813. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky
Goppo, or the Custom Office Director in Canton, Sailing on His Vessel, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe

Background imageCanton Collection: Punch Bowl, c. 1789. Creator: Unknown

Punch Bowl, c. 1789. Creator: Unknown
Punch Bowl, c. 1789. Monochrome decoration of trade buildings, known as hongs (foreign factories) in Canton: the American factory lies between those of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

Background imageCanton Collection: Cantonese Boy; Cantonese Merchant; Mongolian Male Head; A Venerable Head; A Labourer

Cantonese Boy; Cantonese Merchant; Mongolian Male Head; A Venerable Head; A Labourer; Mongolian Male Head, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl

Background imageCanton Collection: A Cantonese Gentleman; A Cantonese Gentleman; Schroffing Dollars; Reeling Silk, c. 1868

A Cantonese Gentleman; A Cantonese Gentleman; Schroffing Dollars; Reeling Silk, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xxii from the album " illustrations of china and its people

Background imageCanton Collection: The British Consular Yamun, Canton, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson

The British Consular Yamun, Canton, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
The British Consular Yamun, Canton, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xvii from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

Background imageCanton Collection: Headdress of Cantonese Girl; Winter Headdress; Coiffure of Swatow Woman; Coiffure of

Headdress of Cantonese Girl; Winter Headdress; Coiffure of Swatow Woman; Coiffure of Swatow Woman; Coiffure of Ningpo Woman; Coiffure of Shanghai Woman, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl

Background imageCanton Collection: Canton City, ca. 1869. Creator: Milton M. Miller

Canton City, ca. 1869. Creator: Milton M. Miller
Canton City, ca. 1869

Background imageCanton Collection: Street scene, Canton, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Street scene, Canton, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Street scene, Canton, China, 1898. The figure with a long pipe on the right is a soldier. Strasse in Canton, rauchende Soldat

Background imageCanton Collection: Boats on the Pearl River, Canton, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Boats on the Pearl River, Canton, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Boats on the Pearl River, Canton, China, 1898. Flower-boats and warehouses in the busy port city. Blumenboote, Am Flussufer in Canton, Pfandthurm

Background imageCanton Collection: The Canal between Canton and the Island of Shameen, China, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

The Canal between Canton and the Island of Shameen, China, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Canal between Canton and the Island of Shameen, China, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Background imageCanton Collection: The Recent Riots at Canton, c1883. Creator: Unknown

The Recent Riots at Canton, c1883. Creator: Unknown
The Recent Riots at Canton, c1883. Wharf at Canton, where the rioting began, and from which a Chinese porter fell into the water and was drowned. Porters on the quayside at the port of Canton in China

Background imageCanton Collection: Map of Switzerland, 1902. Creator: Unknown

Map of Switzerland, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of Switzerland, 1902. Showing mountains and lakes. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd. London, 1902]

Background imageCanton Collection: View of Whampoa, Canton River, China, (1938)

View of Whampoa, Canton River, China, (1938)
View of Whampoa, Canton River, China, showing on the right the East Indiaman Waterloo, of 1315 tons, built in 1816 and broken up in 1834, (1938). Whampoa was an anglicised version of Huangpu

Background imageCanton Collection: The Ship that Became A Dry Dock, 1937

The Ship that Became A Dry Dock, 1937. The remains of the Canton. Which was sunk in Limehouse, London, in 1829 to form a dry dock. Here we see the dry dock during extension work in 1898

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Berna, c, 1912

Flag bearer from the canton of Berna, c, 1912. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from an army battalion, c, 1940

Flag bearer from an army battalion, c, 1940. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Zurich, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Zurich, c. 1852. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Neuchatel, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Neuchatel, c. 1815. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Geneve, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Geneve, c. 1815. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Valais, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Valais, c. 1819. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Vaud, c. 1815

Flag bearer from the canton of Vaud, c. 1815. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Grisons, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Grisons, c. 1809. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Tessin, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Tessin, c. 1809. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Thurgovie, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Thurgovie, c. 1805. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Saint-Gall, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Saint-Gall, c. 1804. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Appenzell, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Appenzell, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Argovie, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Argovie, c. 1805. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Bale, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Bale, c. 1520. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Schaffhouse, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Schaffhouse, c. 1520. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Soleure, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Soleure, c. 1500. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Fribourg, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Fribourg, c. 1500. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Glaris, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Glaris, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Zoug, c. 1510

Flag bearer from the canton of Zoug, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Lucerna, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Lucerna, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Berna, c. 1510

Flag bearer from the canton of Berna, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Unterwald, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Unterwald, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Schwytz, c

Flag bearer from the canton of Schwytz, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Flag bearer from the canton of Uri, c. 1510

Flag bearer from the canton of Uri, c. 1510. Color engraving from 1943, published by Editions Fraumunster, Zurich

Background imageCanton Collection: Young woman from the Canton Unterwald (Switzerland), color engraving 1870

Young woman from the Canton Unterwald (Switzerland), color engraving 1870



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