COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL023032tr
Reference Number:
English MS 1230/141-142
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Miscellaneous Letters and Papers
Image Sequence Number:
141
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
Collection Code:
Rylands
