Caption

The Japanese naval base of operations in the Yellow Sea, page, photomechanical print, Above a view of the naval base, below a view of the ships in front of the naval base., inscription: 'The naval battle of Haiyang.', photographer: Ordnance Survey, Yellow Sea, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, Japan, c. 1894-09-18, East China Sea, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 426 mm x width 195 mm, navy, tent-camp, ships (in general), A page with two sepia-toned photographs is visible, the upper photograph showing a hillside clearing with several canvas tents arranged on a flat area surrounded by scrubby vegetation and intersecting dirt paths, a larger tent with an awning and several smaller conical tents clustered nearby, and scattered poles and equipment around the encampment; the lower photograph depicts a calm body of water with numerous ships and boats of various sizes anchored or steaming, a few vessels emitting dark smoke, distant low-lying land visible on the horizon, and reflections of the ships on the water.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_368

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58.0Mb (9.9Mb) / 12.7in x 17.7in / 3824 x 5300 (300dpi)

Keywords

Japanese naval base operations Yellow Sea page photomechanical print view naval base ships front inscription naval battle Haiyang photographer Ordnance Survey cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa Japan c 1894-09-18 East China Sea paper collotype photoprint height 426 mm x width 195 mm navy tent-camp in general two sepia-toned photographs visible upper photograph showing hillside clearing several canvas tents arranged flat area surrounded scrubby vegetation intersecting dirt paths larger tent awning several smaller conical tents clustered nearby scattered poles equipment encampment lower photograph depicts calm body water numerous ships boats various sizes anchored steaming vessels emitting dark smoke distant low-lying land visible horizon reflections water