Caption

Two views of the harbor of Port Arthur, A distant view of the harbor of Port Arthur from the W. of the Weiyuen fort, Port Arthur, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'The place where a flag-staff, The cluster of houses seen in the center is the town of Port Arthur.', inscription: 'The fall of Port Arthur.', photographer: Ordnance Survey, Manchuria, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, Japan, 1894-11-28, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 426 mm x width 195 mm, harbour, bay-window, oriel, A vertically oriented page shows two black-and-white landscape photographs separated by a narrow band of text. The upper photograph depicts a wide view across a calm body of water toward a low mountain range on the far shore, with a curved spit of land projecting into the water and several small structures and boats near the shoreline. The lower photograph shows a foreground hillside with rocky terraces and grassy slopes descending toward a waterfront area with low buildings and a stretch of water beyond, and distant hills visible across the water under a light sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_363

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55.4Mb (10.4Mb) / 11.5in x 18.7in / 3452 x 5614 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two views harbor Port Arthur distant view W Weiyuen fort page photomechanical print inscription place flag-staff cluster houses center town fall photographer Ordnance Survey Manchuria cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa Japan 1894-11-28 paper collotype photoprint height 426 mm x width 195 mm harbour bay-window oriel vertically oriented two black- -white landscape photographs separated narrow band text upper photograph depicts wide view across calm body water low mountain range far shore curved spit land projecting several small structures boats near shoreline lower photograph foreground hillside rocky terraces grassy slopes descending waterfront area low buildings stretch water beyond distant hills visible across water under light sky