Le Tonkin by Charles-Édouard Hocquard, 1883-1886
Photographically-illustrated book containing albumen prints of the Tonkin Campaign, fought by the French military in northern Vietnam between 1883 and 1886.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1886
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- French
Conditions Governing Access
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Shelfmark
MS. 23051 photogr. 40
Former reference:
Wilson Centre Accession Number: 84:0989; Wilson Centre Accession Number 2: TC 204
Biographical / Historical
Charles-Edouard Hocquard was a medical doctor who volunteered to assist in the French expedition to Tonkin.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased at Christie's UK, 25/10/1984, lot 87 (Album LC 102)
Physical Facet
Woodburytypes
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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