Caption

Capitole, View of a Roman ruin at Lambaesis in Algeria, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Fig. XX', Algeria, maker: Berthaud Frères, France, c. 1884 - in or before 1894, photographer, North Africa, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 108 mm x width 158 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, Lambaesis, A sepia-toned photograph of an ancient stone ruin set in a grassy, uneven landscape, showing large rectangular stone blocks forming partial walls and a raised platform with a few standing columns and column fragments; a figure draped in a light-colored robe is seated on a stone ledge in the foreground facing the ruins; scattered stones and rubble lie around the structure, and the background reveals low rolling hills and sparse vegetation under a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B00_157

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43.6Mb (11.4Mb) / 14.6in x 11.6in / 4387 x 3470 (300dpi)

Keywords

Capitole View Roman ruin Lambaesis Algeria page photomechanical print number Fig Xx maker Berthaud Frères France c 1884 - 1894 photographer North Africa paper collotype photoprint height 108 mm x width 158 mm ruin building architecture sepia-toned photograph ancient stone set grassy uneven landscape showing large rectangular stone blocks forming partial walls raised platform standing columns column fragments figure draped light-colored robe seated stone ledge foreground facing ruins scattered stones rubble lie structure background reveals low rolling hills sparse vegetation under pale sky