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THE globe-trotter of to-day is almost as notorious for his poor photographs as his ancestor of the Mandeville era was for his traveller's tales. Without instruction in the technical part of his work, and without the geographical training required to teach him what to look for and how to view it, he habitually brings home productions which may be of interest as studies for an impressionist artist, but are of little or no value to the student of nature. Hence it is with particular pleasure that we welcome the republication in a generally accessible form of a selection of Mr. Thomson's magnificent photographs made in China. These were taken before the days of dry plates and snap-shots, when it was necessary to prepare and develop the plates on the spot, and to employ a camera of large dimensions not easy to transport through regions where, to say the least, strangers are not received with overwhelming hospitality.
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Photography and Travel1. Nature 57, 539–540 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/057539b0
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