Fort Zeelandia, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph, 1981, after a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19113i
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A wall, riven by cracks, with a blocked-up gateway. An inscription above the gateway reads: "T'CASTEEL ZEELANDIA/GEBOUW ANNO 80". A native sitting with his back to the camera
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Bears Thomson's negative number: "430"
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
References note
R. Viénet, Formosa from the earth and from the air 1871-2006, Taiwan: Editions René Viénet, 2006, p. 69
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19113i
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