Takow harbour (Takao, Kaohsiung), Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921
- Date:
- 1871
- Reference:
- 19364i
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Previous title, replaced August 2023 : Saigon, Vietnam. Photograph by John Thomson, 1867.
Description
View of a curving harbour waterfront from a hill, with two large, masted, ships moored close to the near shore. Dense foliage in the foreground. Inscribed "Saigon" by Thomson, but apparently in error. Thomson's photograph was published as a wood engraving by J. Moynet in Le tour du monde, 1875, p. 212, as "Port de Ta-kao" (Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, loc. cit.)
Publication/Creation
1871
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 30.5 cm (10 x 12 in.)
Contributors
Lettering
Saigon
Bears Thomson's negative number: "557"
References note
Zeng Fangling (editor), John Thomson window to the east ; the journey to Formosa, China and Southeast Asia 1865-1871, Kaohsiung: Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, 2012, p. ?
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 19364i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note