Caption

Cap Martin taken from the Corniche, France, View of the bay of Cap Martin, Views and landscapes in Europe, Africa and Asia, Geographical Sculpture Gallery, collected by MJ Broekhuijsen, Head of a school in Amsterdam, stereograph, Numbered 895 in the lower left corner of the photo., annotation: 'Cape and bay at the foot of the Maritime Alps, 20 km east of Nice. The cape is approximately 45 minutes' walk long., The picture was taken from the high road running from Nice to Genoa. (La Corniche)', Cap Martin, publisher: Merkelbach & Co., Amsterdam, compiler (person in literature): Martien Johan Broekhuijsen, c. 1905, Merkelbach & Co., Martien Johan Broekhuijsen, photographer, publisher, compiler (person in literature), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 89 mm x width 178 mm, Part of a group of 52 stereophotos used in primary education as a supplement to school charts. The entire series consisted of 274 items in 10 categories (A to K)., cape (coast), A sepia-toned aerial view shows a curved coastline with a narrow shoreline meeting a textured expanse of water, a headland jutting into the water with a darker, tree-covered top, winding roads and tracks running along the coast and inland, scattered buildings and small structures near the roads, patches of vegetation and varied terrain on the land, and the overall image framed by rounded corners and an aged paper texture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_077

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Keywords

Cap Martin Corniche France View bay Views landscapes Europe Africa Asia Geographical Sculpture Gallery collected MJ Broekhuijsen Head school Amsterdam stereograph Numbered 895 lower left corner photo annotation Cape foot Maritime Alps 20 km east Nice cape approximately 45 minutes walk long picture was high road running Genoa La Corniche publisher Merkelbach & Co compiler person literature Martien Johan Broekhuijsen c 1905 photographer Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur pasteboard paper albumen print height 89 mm x width 178 mm Part group 52 stereophotos primary education supplement school charts entire series consisted 274 items 10 categories K coast sepia-toned aerial view curved coastline narrow shoreline meeting textured expanse water headland jutting darker tree-covered top winding roads tracks running inland scattered buildings small structures near roads patches vegetation varied terrain land image framed rounded corners aged paper texture