Hong Kong (?). Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19992i
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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
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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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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note