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Background imageJunk 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 imageJunk Collection: Scenes in Japan: the town and harbour of Simonosaki, 1864. Creators: Unknown, Mason Jackson

Scenes in Japan: the town and harbour of Simonosaki, 1864. Creators: Unknown, Mason Jackson
Scenes in Japan: the town and harbour of Simonosaki, 1864. 'A large number of junks of all sizes stop at this town to obtain water and other necessaries, on their way through the Inland Sea

Background imageJunk Collection: Sick and Wounded embarking at Hong-Kong on board the Steamer 'Canton', 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sick and Wounded embarking at Hong-Kong on board the Steamer "Canton", 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sick and Wounded embarking at Hong-Kong on board the Steamer "Canton", [China], 1858. In relation to this drawing our Artist and Correspondent makes the following remarks

Background imageJunk Collection: The City of Canton - from the Island of Honan - from a sketch by our special artist and... 1858

The City of Canton - from the Island of Honan - from a sketch by our special artist and... 1858. Creator: Unknown
The City of Canton - from the Island of Honan - from a sketch by our special artist and correspondent, 1858. White Cloud Mountain; Dutch Folly [fort]'

Background imageJunk Collection: View of the city of Batavia, 1754. Creator: Anon

View of the city of Batavia, 1754. Creator: Anon
View of the city of Batavia, 1754. The City of Batavia in the Island of Java and Capital of all the Dutch Factories & Settlements in the East Indies

Background imageJunk Collection: The Fleet in China under Admiral Jones assembled off Kintang prior to the occupation of Chusan

The Fleet in China under Admiral Jones assembled off Kintang prior to the occupation of Chusan, 1860 Creator: Unknown
The Fleet in China under Admiral Jones assembled off Kintang prior to the occupation of Chusan, 1860. Engraving from a sketch by Lieut. H. E. Sturt, on board the Imperieuse

Background imageJunk Collection: The British Factories at Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The British Factories at Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The British Factories at Canton, 1857....from a drawing by a Chinese artist...The comparatively small space occupied by the foreigners on the river-side is, notwithstanding its limited extent

Background imageJunk Collection: Chinese Pirate-boat at Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Chinese Pirate-boat at Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Pirate-boat at Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. The river swarms with pirates...and they carry on their depredations unchecked in the very teeth of the forts...The pirate

Background imageJunk Collection: Capture of French Folly Fort - Termination of the Action, and Blowing-up of Junks, 1857

Capture of French Folly Fort - Termination of the Action, and Blowing-up of Junks, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - Capture of French Folly Fort - Termination of the Action, and Blowing-up of Junks, 1857. French Folly is still in the hands of the Chinese

Background imageJunk Collection: Capture of French Folly Fort, near Canton, by H.M.S. 'Barracouta' and 'Coromandel'... 1857

Capture of French Folly Fort, near Canton, by H.M.S. "Barracouta" and "Coromandel"... 1857
The War with China - Capture of French Folly Fort, near Canton, by H.M.S. "Barracouta" and "Coromandel" - Commencement of the Action, 1857

Background imageJunk Collection: Chinese Passage Boats, near Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Chinese Passage Boats, near Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Passage Boats, near Canton, 1857. Second Opium War. The Admiral...next proceeded to destroy the junks of war and a fortification situated below the city, called French Folly

Background imageJunk Collection: The Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River - from a painting by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River - from a painting by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River - from a painting by a Chinese artist, 1857. Second Opium War....it was found necessary to proceed on the offensive

Background imageJunk Collection: Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the... 1857

Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the operations, 1857. War in China: The time is approaching when our present treaty with China will have

Background imageJunk Collection: The War in China - The Port of Shanghai, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The War in China - The Port of Shanghai, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - The Port of Shanghai, 1857. Shanghai is one of the most important places of Chinese trade now open to Europe

Background imageJunk Collection: The War in China - Fleet of Chinese Pirates Preparing to Attack, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The War in China - Fleet of Chinese Pirates Preparing to Attack, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Fleet of Chinese Pirates Preparing to Attack, 1857. One of the greatest evils the merchants commerce of the China Seas has to contend with is the immense number of pirate craft

Background imageJunk Collection: The War in China - Chinese War Junks of the Old Style, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The War in China - Chinese War Junks of the Old Style, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese War Junks of the Old Style, 1857. Twenty years ago their ships of war were short, misshapen masses of timber, quaint and ungainly in appearance, almost unmanageable

Background imageJunk Collection: The War in China - Chinese Modern First-Class Junk of War, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The War in China - Chinese Modern First-Class Junk of War, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese Modern First-Class Junk of War, 1857. Second Opium War....the junks of the first class carry guns between decks, like our frigates

Background imageJunk Collection: The War in China - Chinese Modern Junk of War: Second Class, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The War in China - Chinese Modern Junk of War: Second Class, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese Modern Junk of War: Second Class, 1857. Opium Wars....the progress of naval architecture in China has advanced far beyond what the people of that country might have been

Background imageJunk Collection: Chinese Smuggling Craft, Strait of Formosa, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Chinese Smuggling Craft, Strait of Formosa, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Smuggling Craft, Strait of Formosa, 1857. Ship in the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

Background imageJunk Collection: Attempt to Capture the Passenger-steamer 'Fei Ma' ('Flying Horse') by 53 Imperial Junks... 1857

Attempt to Capture the Passenger-steamer "Fei Ma" ("Flying Horse") by 53 Imperial Junks... 1857
Attempt to Capture the Passenger-steamer "Fei Ma" ("Flying Horse") by 53 Imperial Junks, in Canton River

Background imageJunk Collection: Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Unknown

Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Unknown
Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Second Opium War. The lorcha is used in the coasting trade of China by the English

Background imageJunk Collection: Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. British ships at Shanghai in China. Its fine climate, fertile soil, commanding position, rising wealth and commerce

Background imageJunk Collection: Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850

Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants

Background imageJunk 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 imageJunk Collection: Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks... 1850. Creator: Unknown

Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks, in Mir's Bay, by H.M. Steamer "Medea", 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to

Background imageJunk Collection: Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850....the burning of the pirate's fleet at Pinghoy, on the night of October 1

Background imageJunk Collection: H.M.S. 'Reynard' Capturing Two Piratical Junks off Hong Kong, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S

H.M.S. "Reynard" Capturing Two Piratical Junks off Hong Kong, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Reynard" Capturing Two Piratical Junks off Hong Kong, 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants against vessels of war;

Background imageJunk Collection: Chinese junks off the coast near the city of Sakhalyan opposite Blagoveshchensk. 1909

Chinese junks off the coast near the city of Sakhalyan opposite Blagoveshchensk. 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageJunk Collection: The roads at Chefoo seen from the hills, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

The roads at Chefoo seen from the hills, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
The roads at Chefoo seen from the hills, China, 1898. Steamships and junks on the Yellow Sea off the coast of what is now Yantai. Die Rhede von Chi-Fu vom Hugel gesehen, 1898

Background imageJunk Collection: The Pine-Tree Junk at Kinkakuji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

The Pine-Tree Junk at Kinkakuji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Pine-Tree Junk at Kinkakuji, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageJunk Collection: The Polo Temple, Tai-Hou, China, c1840. Artist: J Sands

The Polo Temple, Tai-Hou, China, c1840. Artist: J Sands
The Polo Temple, Tai-Hou, China, c1840

Background imageJunk Collection: The valley below seen from advertised 'lookout point. ', Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

The valley below seen from advertised "lookout point. ", Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939
Washington, Yakima Valley. The valley below seen from advertised " lookout point." See general caption number 33

Background imageJunk Collection: Possibly: The valley below seen from advertised 'lookout point', Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Possibly: The valley below seen from advertised "lookout point", Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima Valley. The valley below seen from advertised " lookout point." See general caption number 33d]

Background imageJunk Collection: View off Singapore - Chinese Junk Lying at Anchor, c1891. Creator: James Grant

View off Singapore - Chinese Junk Lying at Anchor, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View off Singapore - Chinese Junk Lying at Anchor, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Background imageJunk Collection: Old Junks, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson

Old Junks, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Old Junks, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xix from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume ii" (1873)

Background imageJunk Collection: A Canton Trading Junk, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson

A Canton Trading Junk, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
A Canton Trading Junk, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. viii from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

Background imageJunk Collection: Grenier, 1842 / 50, printed 1965. Creator: Hippolyte Bayard

Grenier, 1842 / 50, printed 1965. Creator: Hippolyte Bayard
Grenier, 1842/50, printed 1965. [Attic]. Gelatin silver print, no. 22 from the portfolio " Bayard: xxv calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965); edition 14/50

Background imageJunk Collection: At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-32

Background imageJunk Collection: The Chinese Junk 'Keying'-Captain Kellett-As she appeared in New York harbour

The Chinese Junk "Keying"-Captain Kellett-As she appeared in New York harbour
The Chinese Junk " Keying" -Captain Kellett-As she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847-212 days from Canton.-720 tons burthen, 1847

Background imageJunk Collection: The Qianlong Emperors Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Four: The Confluence of the Huai

The Qianlong Emperors Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Four: The Confluence of the Huai and Yellow Rivers (Qianlong nanxun, juan si: Huang Huai jiaoliu), dated 1770

Background imageJunk Collection: Chinese junks at the entrance to Hong Kong Harbour, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Chinese junks at the entrance to Hong Kong Harbour, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Chinese junks at the entrance to Hong Kong Harbour, 1898. Chinesische Dschunken vor dem Einfahrt in den Hafen von Hongkong

Background imageJunk Collection: Wat Chaeng, Bangkok, Siam, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Wat Chaeng, Bangkok, Siam, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Wat Chaeng, Bangkok, Siam, 1898. View of the Buddhist temple, also known as Wat Chaeng, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) dates back to the 17th century

Background imageJunk Collection: Picturesque Chinese Junk under Full Sail on the Yellow Sea, Coast of Manchukuo in Distance

Picturesque Chinese Junk under Full Sail on the Yellow Sea, Coast of Manchukuo in Distance, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa

Background imageJunk Collection: The Witchies Mountain and the Yangtze River Gorge, China, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

The Witchies Mountain and the Yangtze River Gorge, China, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Witchies Mountain and the Yangtze River Gorge, China, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Background imageJunk Collection: Chinese junk, c1928. Creator: Unknown

Chinese junk, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Chinese junk, c1928. Traditional sailing boat with fully battened sails, used throughout South-East Asia, India and China

Background imageJunk Collection: Vanity Fair cover, July 1916. Creator: American School (20th Century)

Vanity Fair cover, July 1916. Creator: American School (20th Century)
" Vanity Fair" cover, July 1916 (colour lithograph)

Background imageJunk Collection: The Story of Mary and Martha, illustration from the Bible. Creator: Mattaus II Merian (1621-87)

The Story of Mary and Martha, illustration from the Bible. Creator: Mattaus II Merian (1621-87)
The Story of Mary and Martha, illustration from the Bible, engraved by J.C. Bodenehr (sepia engraving). from the Gospel according to St. Luke; Luke 10:38-42

Background imageJunk Collection: The Chinese Junk, (1881). Creator: Unknown

The Chinese Junk, (1881). Creator: Unknown
The Chinese Junk, (1881). The Keying was the first Chinese junk to travel from China to Europe. She sailed from China around the Cape of Good Hope to the United States and Britain between 1846



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