Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19500i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The interior of a temple with many statues of gods
Publication/Creation
1869.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
Contributors
Lettering
Temple of 1000 gods, Canton
Bears Thomson's negative number: "626"
References note
[possibly John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. I, pl. XVIII, "Temple of the Five Hundred Gods, Canton"]
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 19500i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note