Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18961i
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Description
Harbour at low tide, with ships in the distance. Mud flats in the foreground with small craft. A stone jetty to the extreme right
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Amoy harbour 1871
Bears Thomson's negative number: "353"
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 18961i
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