Old Asia Photography

Library images

Unknown Photographer
Ref: 01471

Lambert, Gustave R.
Ref: 01469
​Late 19th-century view of Raffles Square, Singapore.
Honiss, Albert
Ref: 01467
​Contemporary ink writing on reverse of photo: Servant Girl Manila May 68. Apparently, very little is known of British photographer Albert Honiss' studio in Manila. The Straits Times 26 July 1862 (p.4) announces the opening that day in Singapore of the W.H.Honiss studio. Preliminary ... <more>
Woodbury & Page
Ref: 01465
​ Printed on reverse: Woodbury & Page, Photographers Java. Image is c.1868.
Gsell, Emile
Ref: 01464
​Stunning and rare image of Cambodia's queen wearing Western dress. The photographer, Emile Gsell (1838-1879), was an important early photographer in French Indo-China. This image was taken between 1866 and 1872.  
Unknown Photographer
Ref: 01143
From a series of some sixty views taken in and around Peking in October 1874. The views were released under two different titles: Views In China and also American Views. The authorship can be attributed to one or more of the American members of the 1874 Transit of Ven ... <more>
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