EU: Saigon, Cochin China. Photograph by John Thomson (1866)a

1866 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

A view of Saigon taken in 1866 by the Scottish photographer John Thomson, who traveled through Cochin China documenting daily life and architecture during the early years of French colonial rule.

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