Lalung, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19083i
- Pictures
Selected images from this work
View 2 imagesAbout this work
Description
A wide river valley with a shallow stream. Two figures, possibly the same pair as in Thomson's negative number 414, standing beside the water, one fishing with a spear
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Lan-long valley, Formosa, 1871
Bears Thomson's negative number: "415"
References note
R. Viénet, Formosa from the earth and from the air 1871-2006, Taiwan: Editions René Viénet, 2006, p. 157
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 19083i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores