Taiwan-fu, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph, 1981, after a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19107i
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A grassy clearing surrounded by trees and a low stone wall. A crowd of people variously standing or sitting about, one man holds a long bamboo pole
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph
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Taiwan-fu, Formosa island
Bears Thomson's negative number: "427"
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. 167
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19107i
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