Foochow, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18907i
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A view from a hill over the city. houses and man-made ponds with mountains in the background. Thomson's negative number 325 is taken from very nearly the same position
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Lettering
Foochowfu 6 tints
Bears Thomson's negative number: "324"
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 18907i
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