Caption

View of the river with boats near Guangzhou, photograph, annotation: 'Canton, Riverscene and boats', 1850 - 1900, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 230 mm x width 310 mm, harbour, river (landscape with figures, staffage), Canton (city), A wide river scene with many small wooden boats clustered near the bank and scattered across the water, several boats with curved canopies and others open, some boats docked alongside a crowded riverside area filled with tarps, woven baskets, ropes, and stacked cargo, numerous people standing or moving among the boats and along the dock, long masts and rigging visible on the left, a distant shoreline with low buildings and a single sail visible further out on the water, and a hazy sky above.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_393

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Rights managed

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56.0Mb (7.4Mb) / 16.8in x 12.9in / 5042 x 3883 (300dpi)

Keywords

View river boats near Guangzhou photograph annotation Canton Riverscene boats 1850 - 1900 photographer paper pasteboard albumen print height 230 mm x width 310 mm harbour landscape figures staffage city wide river scene small wooden boats clustered near bank scattered across water several boats curved canopies open docked alongside crowded riverside area filled tarps woven baskets ropes stacked cargo numerous people standing moving dock long masts rigging visible left distant shoreline low buildings single sail visible further hazy sky