Who created "Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan"?

Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan was created by John Thomson in c. 1868.

What medium is "Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan"?

Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan is Collotype, pl. XII from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I" (1873).

Is "Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan" in the public domain?

Yes, Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan

Q: When was "Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan" created?

This artwork was created c. 1868.

John Thomson

c. 1868

Medium

Collotype, pl. XII from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I" (1873)

Dimensions

Image: 7.1 × 30.5 cm (2 13/16 × 12 1/16 in.); Album page: 35.1 × 47.1 cm (13 7/8 × 18 9/16 in.)

Classification

photography

Department

Photography and Media

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

236390

About the Artist

John Thomson · 1837–1921

John Thomson (1837–1921), a pioneering Scottish photographer, was born on 14 June 1837 in Edinburgh as the eighth of nine children to William Thomson, a tobacco spinner and trader, and Isabella Newlands.) After schooling in the early 1850s, he apprenticed with a local optical and scientific instrument manufacturer, where he mastered the principles of photography, completing his training around 185...

Hoi-How, the Proposed New Treaty Port, Island of Hainan

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