Chao Phraya river, Bangkok, Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- [1865 or 1866]
- Reference:
- 19038i
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Description
View over roof-tops to Chao Phraya river from high up on Wat Arun. A large decorated tower in the right foreground is the directional prang of Wat Arun, with the Wind deity on a whiite horse in a niche. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit. Similar to Thomson's negative number 395, but taken at a slightly different angle
Publication/Creation
[1865 or 1866]
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Contributors
Lettering
R Menam, Bangkok, Siam. J. Thomson pho.r
Signed on the negative
Bears Thomson's negative number: "393"
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
The right photograph of three photographs forming a panorama of Bangkok: the left photograph is Wellcome Library no. 19035i, and the middle photograph is Wellcome Library no. 19036i
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 98-99, 104
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19038i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note