Yantai (Chefoo), Shantung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, ca. 1870.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1867
Reference:
19386i
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Description

View across a grove of trees to some European style buildings, with mountains behind. Snow lies on the ground. The same point of view as Thomson's negative number 585

Publication/Creation

1867

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)

Lettering

Cheefu city, N China Bears Thomson's negative number: "568"

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 19386i

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