The Peak, Hong Kong. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1868/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18657i
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View from the east. Sedan-chair men and man with parasol in foreground, behind them buildings at the foot of the Peak
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Lettering
Signed in the negative
Bears Thomson's negative number: "11"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London 1873/4, vol I, pl. ??, "Sedan-chair carriers". Only the area of the negative immediately around the sedan chair men is used in the book
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 18657i
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