EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, [bguded7x] (1867)

1867 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Among John Thomson's photographs of Cochin China taken in 1867, this Saigon image is catalogued as bguded7x and reflects the city's transformation under French colonial control.

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