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EU: A grassy clearing surrounded by trees, Taiwan-fu, Formosa (1871), Tainan, Taiwan, 1871

EU: A grassy clearing surrounded by trees, Taiwan-fu, Formosa (1871)

1871 Tainan, Taiwan

A grassy clearing bordered by trees near Taiwan-fu, the old name for Tainan, Taiwan, was captured by John Thomson in 1871, offering a rare glimpse of the countryside surrounding Formosa's historic provincial capital.

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