Mercatorfonds (Yale)
China in Early Photographs
Mercatorfonds (Yale)
China in Early Photographs
The flourishing of photography as a medium in the mid-19th century coincided with a rise in curiosity about China on the part of the Western world. As the number of foreigners living and traveling in China increased, early photographs of China were takenby and for an international audience.
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The flourishing of photography as a medium in the mid-19th century coincided with a rise in curiosity about China on the part of the Western world. This book assembles 250 images of China in the second half of the 19th century and first half of the 20th, captured by the Western camera lens.