General view of Hongkong. (From Scandle Point)

Sat, 04/15/2023 - 18:01

See the original photo on Flickr.

From the UK National Archives, note the name on the caption given as "Scandle Point". Original name (instead of Scandal Point) or just a typographic error?

On Gwulo we have very similar photos, but they are not identical and from different times (although not too different). It looks as this is the oldest one:

midlevel 1869
midlevel 1869, by danielwettling

 

Similar to the one I posted. The other one was taken a bit later:

1870s The Albany
1870s The Albany, by moddsey

 

Most of the buildings are visible on all photos, the difference makes the building above the telegraph station (square building in front). It looks to me that there is a matshed on the National Archives photo, and a solid one on the photo above. The date could be 1869 or 1870. 

Date picture taken
1870s