John Thomson, "Voyage en Chine," Le Tour du monde : nouveau journal des voyages July (1875): 209-240.
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Title
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John Thomson, "Voyage en Chine," Le Tour du monde : nouveau journal des voyages July (1875): 209-240.
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Description
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Article published in July 1875 that translates John Thomson’s own writing, while including black and white engravings after his photographs. These articles examine Thomson’s travel to Taiwan.
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Publisher
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Hachette (Paris)
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French
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“Le Tour du monde : journal des voyages” ran between 1860 and 1914. This magazine aimed at introducing to a French readership what there was to discover in the world while providing an equal role to images and texts, as stated in a preface by the founder Charton in an issue published on 30 June 1860. Several issues of “Le Tour du monde” published long texts describing in great details topics related to China, including political events, architectural planning and customs.
Images in “Le Tour du monde” generally occupied one-third if not the entire space of the page and were praised for their refined quality. Although they were usually not described individually, they helped to illustrate a detailed written description of a site; functioning as a visual aid for the audience unfamiliar with the country.
The drawings made after authors’ photographs were created by identified draftsmen (usually several per article). If the draftsmen occasionally participated in the journeys, it was more frequent for them to imagine the place based on the written account.
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