Caption

Dunkerque, Vue Générale, View of Dunkirk, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Le Nord Contemporain, Revue Pittoresque', photographer: NC, Dunkirk, c. 1878 - in or before 1883-02-20, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 165 mm x width 219 mm, Print on fifth unnumbered page after page 48., prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city, A wide waterfront scene shows a harbor filled with tall ships with masts and rigging clustered along the quay, adjacent to rows of multi-story buildings with pitched roofs and chimneys; an open cobblestone square in the foreground contains stacked crates and covered bundles, horse-drawn carts, and a curved roadway leading toward the docks, while a bridge spans a waterway near a small building at the edge of the quay and a distant tower rises above the town skyline.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B04_416

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Keywords

Dunkerque Vue Générale View Dunkirk page photomechanical print inscription Le Nord Contemporain Revue Pittoresque photographer Nc c 1878 - 1883-02-20 paper collotype photoprint height 165 mm x width 219 mm Print fifth unnumbered page 48 prospect city town panorama silhouette wide waterfront scene harbor filled tall ships masts rigging clustered quay adjacent rows multi-story buildings pitched roofs chimneys open cobblestone square foreground contains stacked crates covered bundles horse-drawn carts curved roadway leading docks bridge spans waterway near small building edge distant tower rises town skyline