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The Temple of Heaven, Peking, c1890. Artist: LaplanteThe Temple of Heaven, Peking, c1890. Building in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII, (Virtue & Co Limited)
The High Street, Peking, c1890. View of Beijing, China. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII, (Virtue & Co Limited, London, c1890)
View from the Summer Palace, Peking, c1890. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII, (Virtue & Co Limited, London, c1890)
Street and shops in Pekin, 1847. Artist: WalmsleyStreet and shops in Pekin, 1847. Scene in what is now known as Beijing, China. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)
Tiananmen Gate, Peking, China, 19th century. Artist: C LaplanteTiananmen Gate, Peking, China, 19th century. The Tiananmen or Tian anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) in what is now Beijing
The French Legation, Peking, China, late 19th century. Artist: C LaplanteThe French Legation, Peking, China, late 19th century. The French diplomatic building in what is now Beijing
Pekings old city walls, China, 19th century. Artist: TaylorPekings old city walls, China, 19th century. The city of Beijing
Temple of Confucius, Peking, China, 19th century. Artist: TherondTemple of Confucius, Peking, China, 19th century. Confucian temple in what is now Beijing
Prince Ching, commander of the city guard, Peking, China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodPrince Ching, commander of the city guard, Peking, China, 1901. The prince was a secret friend of the foreign legations during their time under siege during the Boxer Rebellion
Home of the Empress Dowager, Peking, China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodHome of the Empress Dowager, Peking, China, 1901. Harmony Gate from elevated walk near the canal. Within the Forbidden City. Stereoscopic slide
Robinson Crusoe with the Muscovite Caravan, c1719. Passing the Chinese Wall from Peking. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York
The Kuomintang troops captured Beijing in June 1928 Artist: AnonymousThe Kuomintang troops captured Beijing in June 1928. Found in the collection of State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Moscow
Chinese Sketches, the Winter Palace in Beijing, c1804-c1806. Artist: Ivan Petrovich AlexandrovChinese Sketches, the Winter Palace in Beijing, c1804-c1806. Found in the collection of the State V Tropinin Museum, Moscow
French Ambassador Gerard before the Guangxu Emperor of China, 1895. Artist: F MeaulleFrench Ambassador Gerard before the Guangxu Emperor of China, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th January 1895
The resistance of the diplomatic staff in Peking, China, Boxer Rebellion, June 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7
The deliverance of the diplomatic staff in Peking, China, Boxer Rebellion, 14 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7
Assassination of the German Ambassador in Peking, Boxer Rebellion, China, 16 June 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7
Trouble in Peking, Boxer Rebellion, China, May 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7
Assassination of Baron Ketteler, Beijing, 1900Assassination of the German Representative, Baron Ketteler, in Beijing (Pekin). From Le Petit Journal, Paris 22 July 1900
New Elgin Marbles, 1860. Lord Elgin (of the Elgin Marbles fame), holds a marble the size and weight of the cannonballs with which Peking had been threatened