John Thomson's small Rapid Boat, and crew, beside the River Min, Fujian province

John Thomson's small Rapid Boat, and crew, beside the River Min, Fujian province

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Fr01-109. Photograph by John Thomson. In 'Illustrations of China and its People' (1873-1874), vol II, Thomson wrote that this photograph, numbered 63 (and several variants including PF01-37) were taken "about 100 miles above Foochow, and shows the boat in which I descended the river Min for a distance of about 260 miles from its mouth, as far as the city of Yenping" See a scan of the negative (ref: 19446i) at the Wellcome Collection, and a record of lettering: 'The Rapid or Kai (Suig?) Boat'.

Location

Fujian

Estimated Date

December 1871

Photographer

Thomson, John

Dimensions

90mm x 89mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections

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