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  • Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments displayed on decorative stands. Photograph, ca. 1860.
  • Beijing, Pechili province, China: glazed tile pagoda at the Grand Zongjing Monastery, Fragrant Hill. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments with decorative bronze dragons. Photograph, ca. 1860.
  • The Imperial Summer Palace (Yuan ming yuan), Beijing, China: the pagoda. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Yiheyuan (New Imperial Summer Palace), Peking: Zhihuihai temple, at Wanshoushan. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments with decorative bronze dragons. Photograph, ca. 1860.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (Dachengdian) seen from outside. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Biyunsi (Temple of Azure Clouds), Beijing: the Jingangta (Diamond Sutra Pagoda), viewed through a memorial arch. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Camel sculptures on the road to the Ming tombs outside Peking. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Ming tombs, Peking: the Lingendian (Hall of Prominent Favour) at Changling. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (Dachengdian) seen from outside. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (Dachengdian), interior with altar and tablet to Confucius. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Ming tombs, Peking: the Lingendian (Hall of Prominent Favour) at Changling. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Ming tombs, Peking: the Lingendian (Hall of Prominent Favour or Great Sacrifice Hall) at Changling. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Beijing, China: buildings at the entrance to the Chinese quarter of the city (?): panoramic view: section two. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • The Lama Temple, near Beijing, China: an entrance building. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Beijing, Pechili province, China: glazed tile pagoda at the Grand Zongjing Monastery, Fragrant Hill. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Beijing, China: the Buddhist temple surrounded by gardens and low buildings, during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Hall of Classics (Guozijian), Peking: a triple archway of sculpted marble leading to the hall. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • A happy tooth holding an umbrella; representing the introduction of canal closure (?) by the dental services of the Beijing Bureau of Health. Colour lithograph, 2005.
  • Biyunsi (Temple of Azure Clouds), Beijing: the Jingangta (Diamond Sutra Pagoda), viewed through a memorial arch. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Biyunsi (Temple of Azure Clouds), Beijing: the Jingangta (Diamond Sutra Pagoda), viewed through a a memorial arch. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Beijing, China: buildings at the entrance to the Chinese quarter of the city (?): panoramic view: section three. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Near Beijing, China: interior of a tomb showing ornate monuments. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Tien-Ning-Szu pagoda, Beijing (left background), with an ornamental column (right). Photograph by Lai Afong, ca. 1860.
  • Beijing, China: Chinese army guns on the city wall, after capture by the English and French armies during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Beijing, China: large building on the city wall: north and east corner: panoramic view: section two. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • A travelling chiropodist tending to a male patient's foot, Beijing. Wood engraving by T.H. Hildibrand after E. Ronjat after J. Thomson.
  • Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: astronomical instruments on display. Photograph, ca. 1860.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (or Great Perfection Hall, Dachengdian), interior with altar and tablet to Confucius. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.