EU: View in Takow harbour, Formosa, John Thomson (1871)
1871 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
John Thomson recorded this view of Takow harbour, present-day Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 1871, showing the coastal waters that made the port a key point of entry for foreign trade on Formosa's southern coast.
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![EU: Takow, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, (1871), Kaohsiung, 1871](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/00853e88792d431dbc998016d3c2a715.jpg?width=400)
