Caption

Diorama du Congo, Two photo reproductions of paintings depicting a view of Matadi and the railway line near Mpozo, reproduction, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'La ville, M'Pozo.', photographer: Th. Lantin, Antwerp, cliché maker: Joseph Maes, after painting by Robert Mols, after painting by Piet van Engelen, 1894, Th. Lantin, Joseph Maes, Robert Mols, Piet van Engelen, photographer, cliché maker, after painting by, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 362 mm x width 260 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', railway, train, Matadi, A vertically split image showing two sepia-toned landscape scenes, the upper scene depicting a coastal settlement on sloping terrain with clustered buildings of varying sizes, trees scattered among the structures, a shoreline with several anchored ships and small boats on calm water, and distant hills fading into the background; the lower scene showing a riverside landscape with a metal truss bridge crossing a flowing river, a dirt track or rail line curving along a rocky embankment, tall trees rising on the hillside, scattered vegetation and small structures near the water, and drums or barrels set near the track.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_144

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56.1Mb (7.0Mb) / 11.6in x 18.8in / 3486 x 5625 (300dpi)

Keywords

Diorama du Congo Two photo reproductions paintings depicting view Matadi railway line near Mpozo reproduction page photomechanical print inscription La ville M'Pozo photographer Th Lantin Antwerp cliché maker Joseph Maes painting Robert Mols Piet van Engelen 1894 paper collotype photoprint height 362 mm x width 260 mm city-view general veduta railway train vertically split image showing two sepia-toned landscape scenes upper scene depicting coastal settlement sloping terrain clustered buildings varying sizes trees scattered structures shoreline several anchored ships small boats calm water distant hills fading background lower scene showing riverside landscape metal truss bridge crossing flowing river dirt track rail line curving rocky embankment tall trees rising hillside scattered vegetation small structures near water drums barrels set near track