China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1871
Reference:
19328i
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A pagoda and ancilliary buildings seen from the other side of a ploughed field

Publication/Creation

1871

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph

Lettering

Chinese pagoda, (Shanghai?) No V 5x4 Bears Thomson's negative number: "534"

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

References note

John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. III. pl. V, fig 10. "The Lung-Hwa-Ta or Pagoda of the Dragon's glory"

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19328i

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