Caption

View of Sortavala, Sortavalan Kaupunki, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Impi Backman, Sortavala, cliché maker: anonymous, printer (person): Weilin & Göös, c. 1888 - c. 1893, printer (person), paper, autotypie, height 157 mm x width 210 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), bridge, A wide sepia-toned shoreline view with a calm body of water stretching across the middle, a distant low ridge on the far side, and a small cluster of buildings and houses along the near shore including piers and docks; in the foreground there are fenced plots and narrow paths running across a grassy, uneven landscape with rocks and scattered vegetation, and a faint sky occupying the upper portion of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_191

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.1Mb (12.5Mb) / 15.2in x 12.3in / 4550 x 3693 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Sortavala Sortavalan Kaupunki page photomechanical print photographer Impi Backman cliché maker anonymous printer person Weilin & Göös c 1888 - c 1893 paper autotypie height 157 mm x width 210 mm city-view general veduta landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone bridge wide sepia-toned shoreline view calm body water stretching across middle distant low ridge far side small cluster buildings houses near shore piers docks foreground fenced plots narrow paths running grassy uneven landscape rocks scattered vegetation faint sky occupying upper portion image