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John Thomson

Scottish photographer, geographer, and traveller (1837–1921)

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Images from the collections

Images by John Thomson

2,182 images from works
  • Yuen Ming Yuen, Pechili province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • China: a Manchu woman with her maid standing beside a bronze burner, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1865.
  • Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China: a girl. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
  • Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
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Images featuring John Thomson

11 images from works
  • One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.
  • One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.
  • One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.
  • One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.
  • One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.
  • Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.
  • Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

Works from the collections

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Works by this person
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Works featuring this person

1,384 works

    • Pictures

    Kowloon, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

    John Thomson | Date: 1869 | Reference: 19626i
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    Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

    John Thomson | Date: 1981 | Reference: 19233i
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    Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

    John Thomson | Date: 1981 | Reference: 19745i
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    Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

    John Thomson | Date: 1871 | Reference: 19336i
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    Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

    John Thomson | Date: 1981 | Reference: 18947i
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Frequent collaborators

Adolphe Smith

Related topics

Fujian
China
Guangdong
Pechili Province (China)
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Thailand
Cyprus
Xiamen
Jiangsu Sheng (China)

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