參觀淡水博物館的貴賓們
Honorable Guests of Tamsui Museum

根據馬偕日記的記載，1896年12月日本第三任總督乃木希典曾經到淡水訪問他，並參觀他的博物館收藏。1897年元月，乃木又派人去拍攝他的收藏品，可見對他收藏內容的重視。

馬偕日記提到，他接待乃木總督當時，總督府曾派人拍攝一張馬偕身著中式服裝，頭戴瓜皮帽，正在研究收藏品，桌旁有標本架及地球儀的照片。這張照片可以看出當時博物館和研究室的樣貌。

 

According to MacKay’s diary, Nogi Maresuke, the third Japanese-appointed governor of Taiwan, came to visit him in Tamsui in December 1896 and took a tour of his museum. In January 1897, Governor Maresuke sent a photographer to take pictures of MacKay’s collections, showing how much he valued them.

MacKay’s diary also mentions that while he was hosting Governor Maresuke, a photographer sent by the government administration took a picture of MacKay studying his specimens, with a specimen shelf and a globe next to his desk, dressed in Chinese clothing with a Qing dynasty style skullcap. This picture affords us a glance of the museum and study room as they originally appeared.

 

◎參考網站：乃木希典的肖像

馬偕家中的博物館和研究室（MacKay 1896）