John Thomson的《Illustrations of China and Its People》（四卷全）

simwong · 发表于 2009-5-8 01:47:00

John Thomson (1837-1921) was the first known photographer to document the people and landscape of China for publication and dissemination to the Western world. Between 1868 and 1872, he traveled over 6,500 kilometers with his camera, equipment, and darkroom, capturing all aspects of Chinese life. The photographs in these four volumes show the many sides of China: sweeping landscapes, royalty and ruling classes, merchants and economic activity, everyday life, and the faces of men, women, and children. Thomson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a tobacco spinner and seller. He was apprenticed to an optician and scientific instrument maker in 1851, and attended evening classes to study science. In April 1862, he set out for Singapore, where his older brother William was a watchmaker and photographer. While jointly operating with his brother a business making chronometers and optical and nautical instruments, Thomson began using Singapore as a base from which to travel extensively throughout Asia, taking photographs and recording his observations. In 1868, he moved to Hong Kong and began his project to photograph the people of China. After a decade in Asia, he returned to Britain, where he published the results of his travels and operated a portrait studio in London.

四卷全。有少数部分照片倒置，制作时忘记纠正，见谅。

卷1

http://www.namipan.com/d/Illustrations%20of%20China%20and%20Its%20People%28Vol.1%29.pdf/966306418da671ef5e44cc337f1c9bb7d11c11bdcf318300

卷2

http://www.namipan.com/d/Illustrations%20of%20China%20and%20Its%20People%28Vol.2%29.pdf/2268ab01f5f79f834ef287e34d605ef2a7ce02afc4dc7700

卷3

http://www.namipan.com/d/Illustrations%20of%20China%20and%20Its%20People%28Vol.3%29.pdf/5814e34c3ff7d17e9ac210e09f4cd1c84978cef3fa0e8400

卷4

http://www.namipan.com/d/Illustrations%20of%20China%20and%20Its%20People%28Vol.4%29.pdf/be98c92934cb3aa8a9d9391b340f9fb2c17af7fed5fa9500