EU: Saigon, Cochin China, Vietnam. Photograph by John Thomson, [L0055838]

1867 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

John Thomson photographed Saigon in 1867, documenting the city's waterways and structures shortly after France established its colonial administration in Cochin China.

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