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German officer of the German corvette NIOBE VOYAGE...

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German officer of the German corvette NIOBE VOYAGE TO HONG-KONG, 1906-1907 Places of the battles of the Russo-Japanese war. Album composed of 117 photos with captions in German. The photos deal with life on board the ship, the crew, the cities visited and their inhabitants. Captain: Max Witschel. They travel to the following countries: Japan (Kobe, Yokohama), Malta, Thailand (Bangkok), Philippines (Manila), Borneo Island, Indonesia (Jakarta), Mainland China (Xiamen), Peking, Shanghai, Tsingtao, Port Arthur (Manchuria), Nanjing), Hong Kong, there are some photographs concerning the ivory trade, as well as an interest in the remnants of the recent Russo-Japanese war.