Hong Kong (?). Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1869
Reference:
19992i
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Description

A large harbour on the left with many moored ships, cloud-topped mountains in the background. White-walled colonial buildings in the foreground, with paths laid out to them. Identical with Thomson's negative numbers 14 and 24, therefore Hong Kong

Publication/Creation

1869

Physical description

1 photograph : paper photonegative, wet collodion on papier Joseph

Lettering

Bears no Thomson number, now numbered [xix] Bears number: 2

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 19992i

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  • Box B7/1

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