Taiwan Collection

Ma Yuan (1155-1235). Walking on a mountain path in spring. Ink on paper. Chinese art. Song period. TAIWAN. Taipei. The National Palace Museum (NPM)

A birds eye view of the island of Taiwan featuring Taipei and Yushan (also known as Mount Yu or Jade Mountain ) - the highest mountain in Taiwan. Created during the Japanese occupation

Natives of the island of Formosa (Taiwan), depicted as headhunters and cannibals, 1820s. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

A young woman in Traditional Japanese costume - Taiwan
A young woman in Japanese costume - Taiwan (Formosa) - Taiwan was under Japanese rule in the period between 1895 and 1945. circa 1920s

Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531
CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet

Rice-paper or pith-paper plant, Tetrapanax papyrifer (Aralia papyrifera). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Dutch castle of Zeelandia (Tainan) on Formosa (Taiwan)
The castle of Zeelandia (Tainan) on Formosa (Taiwan) built by the Dutch East India Company. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Map of Asia circa 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Draining off camphor oil, Formosa (Taiwan)
The islands main industry, draining off camphor oil, Formosa (now Taiwan), which was at this time a Japanese province. After the camphor has crystallised

Two men of the Paiwan tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Two men of the Paiwan tribe, in traditional costume, Formosa (now Taiwan). The island was at this time a Japanese province. Date: 1922

Men of an indigenous tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Men of an indigenous tribe on the island of Formosa (now Taiwan), which was at this time a Japanese province. Seen here with spears, a gun, and knives at their belts

Man and two children of an indigenous tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan), standing beside their hut, raised on posts on a mountain slope. The island was at this time a Japanese province. Date: 1922

Yung Kang - Taiwan - Village and rock-cut temples Date: circa 1910s

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-104B-10-LO - O-57-1310
United States Air Force Lockheed F-104B-10-LO O-57-1310 (msn 283-5022). This aircraft was supplied to Taiwan as 4122

Cub Scout receiving flowers, Taipei, Formosa
Cub Scout John Sottin receiving a basket of flowers as a Christmas gift from a local girl, Taipei, Formosa (then in China, now Taiwan). Date: 1953

Taiwan - Country Girls with bundles of firewood for sale
Taiwan - Country Girls carrying bundles of firewood for sale - standing on some rather ancient-looking steps. Date: circa 1914

Old Residence of the Late General Nogi - Tokyo, Japan
Old Residence of the Late General Nogi in the Aoyama neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan. Count Nogi Maresuke, also known as Kiten

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Statue of Dr Sun Yat-sen inside the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Date: 2015

Formosan men aboard their boats, similar to large bamboo rafts. Date: 1932

Savages feel our muscle, Taiwan, 1890
Natives of the hill country of Bankimsing, Formosa(today Taiwan), explore the possessions of some English visitors that they encounter

Sun Yat Sen and two cohorts - Chinese
Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925) - Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China. Pictured with two of his colleagues Tang Shaoyi (1863-1938) and Wu Tingfang (1842-1922)

Taiwan (Formosa) - Native Duck Keeper herding his flock. Date: 1912

Yung Kang - Taiwan - Shih-fo Ssu Temple. Date: circa 1920

Taiwan (Formosa) - Essential house repairs taking place
Siraya People, Taiwan (Formosa) - Essential house repairs taking place (during the period of the Japanese occupation of Formosa following the First Sino-Japanese War). Date: circa 1910s

Taiwan (Formosa) - Suspension Bridge at Kappanzan - postcard produced during the period of Japanese occupation following the First Sino-Japanese War. Date: circa 1909

Zhongshan Park, Xiamen, China - Buddhist Temple
Buddhist Temple at the Zhongshan Park at Xiamen (Amoy) on the southeast (Taiwan Strait) coast of the Peoples Republic of China. Date: circa 1910s

Local military chief and others, Far East
The local military chief, with others, some in uniform, others in civilian dress, somewhere in the Far East. There is one Western man, perhaps a diplomat, talking to the chief

Taiwan - preparing food

China / Taiwan Formosa 19C
Jack Timms dowsing with an assistant at Sendford-on- Thames. He has found over 1000 hidden water supplies since he first exercised his gift & he is much in demand

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