Caption

The Cliff Palace, View of the Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, page, photomechanical print, number: 'XII', inscription: 'G. Nordenskiöld: Klippboningar.', photographer: Gustaf Nordenskiöld, Mesa Verde National Park, cliché maker: Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies (Ancienne Maison Quantin), Paris, c. 1891 - in or before 1893, North America, Colorado, paper, photoaquatint, height 190 mm x width 242 mm, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, cave-dwelling, Cliff Palace, A wide rock overhang forms a recessed alcove in a cliff face, with layered rock strata and textured surfaces visible on the ceiling and walls of the overhang; beneath the shelter, a cluster of multi-level stone structures with rectangular openings and angular walls sits among scattered boulders and rubble; the foreground shows a slope of rocky terrain and dense vegetation with leafy and twiggy shrubs and small trees, some with pale, bare branches; the upper area of the scene displays a rough plateau of rock with sparse low plants and uneven ledges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_041

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Keywords

Cliff Palace View Mesa Verde National Park page photomechanical print number Xii inscription G Nordenskiöld Klippboningar photographer Gustaf Nordenskiöld cliché maker Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies Ancienne Maison Quantin Paris c 1891 - 1893 North America Colorado paper photoaquatint height 190 mm x width 242 mm ruin dwelling house castle cave-dwelling wide rock overhang forms recessed alcove cliff face layered rock strata textured surfaces visible ceiling walls beneath shelter cluster multi-level stone structures rectangular openings angular walls sits scattered boulders rubble foreground slope rocky terrain dense vegetation leafy twiggy shrubs small trees pale bare branches upper area scene displays rough plateau rock sparse low plants uneven ledges