Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19224i
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Description
A vast masonry tower, with entrances and columns at the lower level, surmounted with four sculpted faces. Surrounded by dense foliage. A man sitting in one of the entrances. The same tower as shown in Thomson's negative number 455
Publication/Creation
1866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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Tower of Lomfile
Bears Thomson's negative number: "481"
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
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, p. 128
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19224i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note