Detail View: Rylands Collection:

Image Number: 
JRL023032tr
Reference Number: 
English MS 1230/141-142
Link to Catalogue: 
Series Title: 
Miscellaneous Letters and Papers
Description: 
Sir John Bowring was an English civil servant with major responsibilities in the Far East. He was involved in the British political & economic imperialism which led to tension and conflict between Britain & China during the Victorian era. The scrapbook includes newspaper cuttings, such as these from 1858.
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Language: 
English
Subject: 
Great Britain--History
Subject: 
China--History
Category of Material: 
Photography
Sub-Category: 
Digital photography
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England
Places Covered: 
China
Places Covered: 
Hong Kong
People Covered: 
Bowring, John, 1792-1872
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Private papers
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
References: 
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
Image Creation Technique: 
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, June 2007
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2007-06
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB