John Thomson, Island Pagoda. Carbon print from Foochow and the River Min (1873) © 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop

John Thomsom, Yuen-Fu Monastery Cave, Fuzhou, c.1873. Carbon print. 12 x 8 in (30.3 x 23 cm) © 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop

Felice Beato, The Great Imperial Palace Yuen Min Yuen before the burning, Peking, Oct. 18, 1860. Albumen silver print © 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop

Thomas Child, No. 206, Fountain Gate, 1870s. Albumen silver print © 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop

19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop (Brooklyn, NY), Masterpieces of Early Chinese Photography, 7-20 march 2017 at P R P H Books
, 26 East 64th Street, 3rd Floor, New York 10065
 (exhibition only – not for sale). T (410) 602 3002 - M (443) 591 1380 - china@19thshop.com - 19thshop.com