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Felice BeatoFelice Beato (1833 [?]-1907[?]) was one of the first photographers who took pictures in East Asia and an early war photographer. In his portfolio are key images of events such as the Indian Rebellion (1857) and the Second Opium War. (Terry Bennett: History of Photography in China, 1842-1860 (London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 2009)Felice Beato: Album of Photographic Views in China (s. l., s. d.) [Album of 21 photographs taken in the time when British and French forces invaded China during the Second Opium War]Digitized: Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books[presentation offers color images and high-res gray images]No copy listed in Wiener China-BibliographieAlbum of photographs taken during the Second Opium War, contains photographs of Peking and Dagu [Taku] 大沽 Forts just after the battle, of Hongkong, Guangzhou/Canton and its surroundings.Lu sur Bibliotheca Sinica 2.0Bibliotheca Sinica 2.0Bibliotheca Sinica 2.0 explores Sino-Western encounters by ways of texts and images published before 1939 and is intended as an extension of the bibliography Western Books on China in Libraries in Vienna/Austria, 1477-1939.Bibliotheca Sinica 2.0 aims to provide information on digitized books on China (published up to 1939) freely available in digital repositories (see: references) all over the world. By this means our project wants to facilitate further research on the various aspects of the history of Western perceptions and Sino-Western relations. To maintain this, references to some major bibliographies are provided. More information