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

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1981
Reference:
19143i
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Bas-relief panel showing, above, a procession of a palanquin carried by slaves [?]. Below, a battle scene with an elephant and weapon-wielding men [? or deities]. Seems identical to Thomson's negative number 443, except that this glass plate is positive. Shown reversed on the disc

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1981

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

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Lettering

Bears Thomson's negative number: "443a"

Notes

This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19143i

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