Caption

1) View of the Xingu River in the Amazon, December 23, 1842; 2) Rio das Amazonas, December 26, 1842; 3) Last view from Taijapuru in the Amazon, December 26, 1842; 4–5) Tall jungle in Taijapuru, December 26, 1842; 6) View from the Furo dos Velhos in den Tayapurú, 27 December 1842; Adalbert, Prince of Prussia (1811–1873); South America, Brazil; lithographs; German graphics; travel/exoticism theme; jungle, rivers, equatorial forests, Amazonia, Xingu River; views; 1847; graphic print, album sheet; sheet: height 50.9 cm, width 35.2 cm; compositions: 5.2 × 16.2 cm; 6.3 × 23.3 cm; 7.4 × 17.4 cm; 8.5 × 14.1 cm; 8.4 × 14.2 cm; 8.4 × 20.9 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_135

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.4Mb (8.2Mb) / 13.9in x 20.0in / 4157 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

1 View Xingu River Amazon December 23 1842 2 Rio das Amazonas December 26 3 Last view Taijapuru 4–5 Tall jungle 6 Furo dos Velhos den Tayapurú 27 December 1842 Adalbert Prince Prussia 1811–1873 South America Brazil lithographs German graphics travel exoticism theme jungle rivers equatorial forests Amazonia views 1847 graphic print album sheet sheet height 50.9 cm width 35.2 cm compositions vertical sheet showing series horizontal landscape vignettes arranged column rendered fine monochrome line work sepia tones off-white background scattered brown age spots top narrow distant shoreline low vegetation pale sky wider coastal view stretch water front tree-lined shore further down river scene featuring small sailboat single mast anchored two vegetated banks reflected calm water pair adjacent riverbank vignettes showing dense rounded tree canopies reflections bottom wider river valley framed steep wooded slopes side leading back distant tree line palette consisting black brown sepia beige off-white.