Caption

Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth-looking North from 'the hill', page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'SA', number: '77. 78.', photographer: Sam Alexander (possibly), South Africa, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 290 mm x width 219 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', gulf, bay, (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, A sepia-toned page with decorative borders contains two rectangular photographs vertically aligned; the top photograph shows a coastal town seen from an elevated grassy slope, with rows of closely packed houses and buildings sloping toward a calm body of water where small boats are visible, and a fenced path runs along the hill in the foreground; the lower photograph depicts a busy dock or market scene with covered wagons and carts pulled by animals, stacks of bales and sacks, crowds of people and numerous animals clustered around a large stone building, all rendered in a historical photographic style.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_424

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58.5Mb (5.4Mb) / 12.4in x 18.3in / 3718 x 5500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mossel Bay Port Elizabeth-looking North hill page photomechanical print inscription Sa number 77 78 photographer Sam Alexander South Africa cliché maker anonymous c 1870 - 1880 paper collotype photoprint height 290 mm x width 219 mm city-view general veduta gulf bay farm wagon freight wagon cart Western Cape Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Algoa Bay sepia-toned page decorative borders contains two rectangular photographs vertically aligned top photograph coastal town elevated grassy slope rows closely packed houses buildings sloping calm body water small boats visible fenced path runs foreground lower photograph depicts busy dock market scene covered wagons carts pulled animals stacks bales sacks crowds people numerous animals clustered large stone building rendered historical photographic style