Robert Crisp Hurley (1848-1927) Pictures of Canton. Guedes & Co. Printers and bookbinders Hong Kong, 1899. General view. The river. The city looking west. The British consulate. French concession. The fatal creek. The river. Anchorage of the merchant steamers. The old water gate. The bund. Imperial Mint. Porcelain shop. The flowery pagoda. The Emperor’s temple. The French cathedral. The creek under the east wall. The fatal creek. The grand pavilion imperial mint. Shap-pat-po. A picture shop. A lacquer-ware shop. A silk weaving shed. The five storey pagoda. The temple of Confucius. The Tree pure ones, Kwong-hau temple. Album in-8 oblong, reliure avec couvertures illustrées, composé de 60 épreuves sur papier albuminé, contrecollées sur cartons. Légendes tapuscrites sur les montages. Texte d’introduction de R. C. Hurley en page de garde et index en fin de volume. Format moyen des épreuves : 10,5 x 15 cm Robert Crisp Hurley (1848-1927) Pictures of Canton. Guedes & Co. Printers and bookbinders Hong Kong, 1899. General view. The river. The city looking west. The British consulate. French concession. The fatal creek. The river. Anchorage of the merchant steamers. The old water gate. The bund. Imperial Mint. Porcelain shop. The flowery pagoda. The Emperor's temple. The French cathedral. The creek under the east wall. The fatal creek. The grand pavilion imperial mint. Shap-pat-po. A picture shop. A lacquer-ware shop. A silk weaving shed. The five storey pagoda. The temple of Confucius. The Tree pure ones, Kwong-hau temple. Oblong 8vo album, bound with illustrated covers, composed of 60 albumen prints, mounted on cardboard. Typed captions on the mounts. Introductory text by R. C. Hurley on the title page and index at the end of the album. Average size of the prints : 10,5 x 15 cm