EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson, (1867) [L0056137]

1867 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Photographed in 1867 by John Thomson, this view of Saigon dates from the early years of French colonial rule in Cochin China, when the city's port and administration were still being built up.

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