La Perla Del Oriente, Hong Kong
Brussels, Hélio s. a. r., 1937. Obl. folio w. 15 collotype plates, w. portraits, images of junks (traditional sailing ships), views, and street scenes from Hong Kong in the 1930s. The cover, made from sturdy paper, showcases the company's name in an elegant design, complemented by a mounted plate measuring 22 x 28.7 cm. This album probably functioned as a marketing tool to highlight the attractions of Hong Kong.
Cover sl. worn.
*In the first half of the 20th century, Hong Kong served as one of the locations where Carl Ingenohl, a Belgian national of German origin, managed his cigar manufacturing enterprise, La Perla Del Oriente.