*
Homepage

 

10/23 (Wed)

Opening Hours 9:00-17:00
*
*
Taiwan in the Eyes of a Western Traveler--John Thomson’s Footprints in Formosa
Taiwan in the Eyes of a Western Traveler--John Thomson’s Footprints in Formosa

Publication date: 2013
Author: Li Pin-huei |Staff member of the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History

John Thomson（1837-1921）is regarded as a pioneering photographer in the 19th century. He traveled to Far East, documenting the portraits, landscapes and eastern cultures profoundly through his lens and these photographs have become precious historical records. Although John Thomson only stayed in Taiwan for a few days, the images and notes he left are valuable historical materials for the research into Taiwan in the 1870s.His story could be comparable to Shen Bao-zhen, one of the figures in 「Traveling in Time」Exhibition. They were the travelers who came to Taiwan in the same time period. Through their stories, we can learn how they interpret Formosa in the 19th century.
*
IV. References
  1. Ye Sheng-ji Papers, Taiwan Archival Information System
  2. Chang Lian-xin Papers, Taiwan Archival Information System
  3. Guo Shuang-fu Collection, Taiwan Archival Information System
  4. Michael H.Finegan Collection, Taiwan Archival Information System
  5. Records Concerning Education, Taiwan Archival Information System
  6. Registry of Passports Issued by Taiwan Government-General, Taiwan Archival Information System
  7. Journal of Higher Education Examination, Taiwan Archival Information System
  8. The national parks of Japan, Taiwan Rare Book Collections
  9. Hsu Hsueh-chi, Wang Li-chiao, eds. The Diary of Ye Sheng-ji (1938-1940) (Volume 1). Taipei: Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica & The Preparatory Office of National Human Rights Museum, 2017.
  10. Hsu Hsueh-chi, Wang Li-chiao, eds. The Diary of Ye Sheng-ji (1941) (Volume 2). Taipei: Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica & The Preparatory Office of National Human Rights Museum, 2017.

  Cover of The Diary of Ye Sheng-ji   Cover of The Diary of Ye Sheng-ji
                               (1938-1940) (Volume 1)                   (1941) (Volume 2).
‹ III. Stamps Collected in School Excursion up

11F., South Wing, Building for Humanities and Social Sciences, 128, Sec. 2, Academia Rd., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 11529,
Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2652-5181 Fax: +886-2-2652-5184 【Contact us】
Copyright © 2010 Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica. All Rights Reserved