Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1871
Reference:
18974i
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Description

View of a channel with two large rocks jutting out near the shore. A track runs alongside the water's edge. A man stands in the foreground at the right hand side

Publication/Creation

1871.

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph ; glass approximately 10.5 x 21.5 cm (4 x 8 in.)

Lettering

On the beach Amoy 1871 Bears Thomson's negative number: "361"

Notes

This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921

Reference

Wellcome Collection 18974i

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