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Sortavalan Kaupunki, View of Sortavala, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Impi Backman, Sortavala, cliché maker: anonymous, printer (person): Weilin & Göös, c. 1888 - c. 1893, printer (person), paper, autotypie, height 163 mm x width 224 mm, Print two pages for page 1., city-view in general, 'veduta', landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), bridge, A wide sepia-toned panorama shows a shoreline town across a calm body of water with a long wooden pier stretching from the right toward the center; buildings with varied rooflines and a few domed and spired structures sit along the distant shore backed by a low ridge of land, and a small sailboat is visible on the water; in the foreground there are grassy and rocky fields with scattered trees and simple wooden fences, and a strip of land or sandbar runs parallel to the nearer shore.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_180

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Keywords

Sortavalan Kaupunki View Sortavala page photomechanical print photographer Impi Backman cliché maker anonymous printer person Weilin & Göös c 1888 - c 1893 paper autotypie height 163 mm x width 224 mm Print two pages page 1 city-view general veduta landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone bridge wide sepia-toned panorama shoreline town across calm body water long wooden pier stretching right center buildings varied rooflines domed spired structures sit distant shore backed low ridge land small sailboat visible foreground grassy rocky fields scattered trees simple wooden fences strip sandbar runs parallel nearer shore