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One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.

Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

A Siamese princess; advertising an exhibition on the early history of photography in Thailand. Colour lithograph, 2015.

Siam through the lens of John Thomson, 1865-66 : including Angkor and coastal China / Paisarn Piemmettawat ; translated by Narisa Chakrabongse.

John Thomson : China and its people / exhibition selected by Andrea Rose ; organised by Ruth Charity ; introduction by William Schupbach.

China : through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872 / Beijing World Art Museum, China Photographic Publishing House.

Yuen Ming Yuen, Pechili province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.

China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

China: a Manchu woman with her maid standing beside a bronze burner, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1865.

Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China: a girl. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.

Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Kowloon, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

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Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921

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Kowloon, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.