Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1871
- Reference:
- 19090i
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Description
A snake basking on a rock in the lower centre of the frame. Another coiled around a branch at the upper right hand side. A man leaning on a rock in the centre. Compare with Thomson's negative number 425
Publication/Creation
1871.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph ; glass approximately 10.5 x 21.5 cm (4 x 8 in.)
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Seh-luk-pau or yellow bamboo snake, most deadly. A great hanging rock at Baksa, Formosa
Bears Thomson's negative number: "419"
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 19090i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note