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

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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.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

A Siamese princess; advertising an exhibition on the early history of photography in Thailand. Colour lithograph, 2015.

Siam through the lens of John Thomson, 1865-66 : including Angkor and coastal China / Paisarn Piemmettawat ; translated by Narisa Chakrabongse.

John Thomson : China and its people / exhibition selected by Andrea Rose ; organised by Ruth Charity ; introduction by William Schupbach.

China : through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872 / Beijing World Art Museum, China Photographic Publishing House.

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.

Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Tientsin, Pechili province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.

Bangkok, Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

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

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

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John Thomson

Images from the collections

Images by John Thomson

Images featuring John Thomson

Works from the collections

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

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

Frequent collaborators

John Thomson

Images from the collections

Images by John Thomson

Images featuring John Thomson

Works from the collections

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

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

Frequent collaborators

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