Chao Phraya river, Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): left photograph of three. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- [1865 or 1866]
- Reference:
- 19056i
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View of houses and temples across the Chao Phraya river from high up on Wat Arun, with tops of trees in foreground. On the left, on the far bank, are the buildings of the Grand Palace; the building under construction is the complex of Royal Guest Houses. In the centre is the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho). Similar to Thomson's negative number 399. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
[1865 or 1866]
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Contributors
Lettering
Bangkok Siam 1866
Bears Thomson's negative number: "402"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 98-101
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
The leftmost photograph of three photographs forming a panorama of Bangkok: the central photograph is Wellcome Library no. 19036i, and the right photograph is Wellcome Library no. 19038i
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19056i
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