The harbour, Hong Kong. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1868/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 18719i
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Looking towards the east with City Hall in the centre. Same point of view as Thomson's negative number 45. This view is similar to Thomson's negative number 43, taken either from a more distant point, or with a lens of shorter focal length
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Lettering
Bears Thomson's negative number: "46"
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 18719i
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