Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
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1871
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19828i
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A young woman with her hair in a headscarf

Publication/Creation

1871

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

Lettering

Pepohoan girl, Baksa, Formosa, 20 years old Bears Thomson's negative number: "782"

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

R. Viénet, Formosa from the earth and from the air 1871-2006, Taiwan: Editions René Viénet, 2006, p. 107

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19828i

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