View of the Acropolis of Athens, Acropole- nord-ouest, page, photomechanical print, Athens, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, c. 1880 - in or before 1890, photographer, printer (person), Periféreia Protevoúsis, paper, photoaquatint, height 145 mm x width 215 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Akropolis, A wide sepia-toned view shows a rocky hill topped by ancient ruins with columns and stone structures, a lower area of clustered small buildings and houses at the hill's base, and a prominent rectangular temple with a colonnade standing apart from the houses. In the foreground a road runs parallel to a low wall topped by evenly spaced vertical railings and short square posts, behind which a planted area contains tall slender trees, dense shrubs, and other vegetation. The middle distance contains open grassy patches, scattered trees, and terraces leading up to the rugged slope of the hill, while the sky above is pale and mostly empty.
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View of the Acropolis of Athens, Acropole- nord-ouest, page, photomechanical print, Athens, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, c. 1880 - in or before 1890, photographer, printer (person), Periféreia Protevoúsis, paper, photoaquatint, height 145 mm x width 215 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Akropolis, A wide sepia-toned view shows a rocky hill topped by ancient ruins with columns and stone structures, a lower area of clustered small buildings and houses at the hill's base, and a prominent rectangular temple with a colonnade standing apart from the houses. In the foreground a road runs parallel to a low wall topped by evenly spaced vertical railings and short square posts, behind which a planted area contains tall slender trees, dense shrubs, and other vegetation. The middle distance contains open grassy patches, scattered trees, and terraces leading up to the rugged slope of the hill, while the sky above is pale and mostly empty.

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View Acropolis Athens Acropole- nord-ouest page photomechanical print cliché maker Dujardin printer person Chardon-Wittmann c 1880 - 1890 photographer Periféreia Protevoúsis paper photoaquatint height 145 mm x width 215 mm city-view general veduta Akropolis wide sepia-toned view rocky hill topped ancient ruins columns stone structures lower area clustered small buildings houses hill's base prominent rectangular temple colonnade standing apart foreground road runs parallel low wall topped evenly spaced vertical railings short square posts planted area contains tall slender trees dense shrubs vegetation middle distance contains open grassy patches scattered trees terraces leading up rugged slope sky pale mostly empty

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