Caption

View of a steam train on the track between La Guaira and Caracas in Venezuela, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Tab. XX.', photographer: Jacobus Rudolphus Neervoort van de Poll (possibly), Venezuela, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1877 - in or before 1887, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 165 mm x width 136 mm, Print in section at the back., railway, train, A sepia-toned photograph showing a rocky cliffside with layered textured rock surfaces and sparse vegetation. A narrow wooden walkway or bridge with railings is attached along the face of the cliff, leading toward a small platform or structure perched near a rock outcrop. Wisps of mist or spray rise along the cliff near the walkway. The sky appears empty and pale above the cliff, and the image has a worn, antique appearance with a narrow border around it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_202

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49.4Mb (7.7Mb) / 15.1in x 12.7in / 4530 x 3812 (300dpi)

Keywords

View steam train track La Guaira Caracas Venezuela page photomechanical print number Tab Xx photographer Jacobus Rudolphus Neervoort van de Poll cliché maker anonymous c 1877 - 1887 paper collotype photoprint height 165 mm x width 136 mm Print section back railway train sepia-toned photograph showing rocky cliffside layered textured rock surfaces sparse vegetation narrow wooden walkway bridge railings attached face cliff leading small platform structure perched near rock outcrop Wisps mist spray rise cliff near walkway sky empty pale image worn antique appearance narrow border