Robert de Semallé (1839 -1946) Lot n° 142

Set of about 485 albumen prints, 11.5 x 16.5 cm, taken in Beijing and its surroundings: - Parc de chasse du Nord (Xiang Shan Yuan / 窮園) - Légation de France and Maison de M. de Sémallé in Beijing - Mountain of Longevity (Wan Shou Shan / 萬壽) - Temple of the Five Pagodas (Wu Ta Si / 巧檢凱) missionaries and Cathedral of the Holy Saviour (Bei Tang / 鮫痂庫莖寮慊) - Observatory (Gu Gu Guan Xiang Tai / 뮴觀蹶憩) and Examination Hall for Civil Servants (Gong Yuan / 貢牘)  - Mountain of Longevity (Wan Shou Shan / 萬壽) - Temple of Xiang Jie (Xiang Jie Si / 窮썹凱) - Park of the Eight Buddhist Important Places (Ba Da Chu / 검댕處) - Temple of the Green Cloud (Bi Yun Si / 궷雲凱) - Tianjin - Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Xi Tang / 鮫殮門莖寮慊) - Imperial City - Legations and Hai Dai Gate (Ha De Men / 벗돠門) in Beijing - Black Dragon Lake (Hei Long Tan / 붚龍繭) - Confucius Temple at the Imperial Academy - Nan Kou Passage (켓왯) - Great Wall: Ba Da Ling Passage - Beijing Walls - Shanghai - Temple of the Lamas (Yong He Gong / 啖뵨宮) - Cathedral of the Holy Saviour (Bei Tang / 鮫痂庫莖寮慊)