Eighteen views of towns in West Dorset, page, photomechanical print, photomontage, inscription: 'Minehead, Old Cleeve', cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1868 - in or before 1873, photographer, paper, photoaquatint, height 150 mm x width 105 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', A rectangular printed sheet framed by an ornate decorative border with scrolling floral motifs and a repeating geometric pattern contains a central panel filled with an array of oval and circular photographic vignettes showing various buildings, landscapes, waterfront scenes, promenades, and architectural details; the vignettes are arranged in a vertical grid and depict stone churches, large houses, a harbor with moored boats, tree-lined avenues, a town street with small figures, an archway set among ruins, and leafy gardens, all rendered in monochrome with varying contrast against a textured background.
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Eighteen views of towns in West Dorset, page, photomechanical print, photomontage, inscription: 'Minehead, Old Cleeve', cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1868 - in or before 1873, photographer, paper, photoaquatint, height 150 mm x width 105 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', A rectangular printed sheet framed by an ornate decorative border with scrolling floral motifs and a repeating geometric pattern contains a central panel filled with an array of oval and circular photographic vignettes showing various buildings, landscapes, waterfront scenes, promenades, and architectural details; the vignettes are arranged in a vertical grid and depict stone churches, large houses, a harbor with moored boats, tree-lined avenues, a town street with small figures, an archway set among ruins, and leafy gardens, all rendered in monochrome with varying contrast against a textured background.

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Eighteen views towns West Dorset page photomechanical print photomontage inscription Minehead Old Cleeve cliché maker anonymous c 1868 - 1873 photographer paper photoaquatint height 150 mm x width 105 mm city-view general veduta rectangular printed sheet framed ornate decorative border scrolling floral motifs repeating geometric pattern contains central panel filled array oval circular photographic vignettes showing various buildings landscapes waterfront scenes promenades architectural details vignettes arranged vertical grid depict stone churches large houses harbor moored boats tree-lined avenues town street small figures archway set ruins leafy gardens rendered monochrome varying contrast textured background

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