Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19823i
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A woman shown half-length facing the left, against a plain background. The same woman as in Thomson's negative number 777 but in profile
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Lettering
Pepohoan female, Baksa, age 30 years
Bears Thomson's negative number: "779"
References note
R. Viénet, Formosa from the earth and from the air 1871-2006, Taiwan: Editions René Viénet, 2006, p. 117
Notes
This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19823i
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