River Min, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1870
Reference:
18770i
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Description

A sandy bank in the foreground. On the further bank, a stone embankment on which are wooden houses of several storeys

Publication/Creation

1870

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 30.5 cm (10 x 12 in.)

Lettering

River Min, settlement on bank. Chi Hsi village 40 L (leagues?) from (word indistinct) Bears Thomson's negative number: "73"

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 18770i

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