Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1871
- Reference:
- 19816i
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Two men with muskets, and a dog, against a bamboo-framed wicker palisade. A child beside the dog. Seems identical to Thomson's negative number 776, the other half of the stereo pair
Publication/Creation
1871
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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A native hunting party, Baksa, Formosa, 1871
Bears Thomson's negative number: "776a"
References note
R. Viénet, Formosa from the earth and from the air 1871-2006, Taiwan: Editions René Viénet, 2006, p. 141
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 19816i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note