Adansonia gigantea, page, photomechanical print, cliché maker: Lemercier & Cie., Paris, c. 1883 - in or before 1893, photographer, paper, photolithography, height 108 mm x width 80 mm, trees, A large monochrome image of a massive tree with a wide, flared trunk and expansive branches filling the frame, rough textured bark and buttressed roots at the base, foliage forming a dense canopy, smaller vegetation and ground cover around the trunk, and several human figures standing near the base of the tree for scale.
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Adansonia gigantea, page, photomechanical print, cliché maker: Lemercier & Cie., Paris, c. 1883 - in or before 1893, photographer, paper, photolithography, height 108 mm x width 80 mm, trees, A large monochrome image of a massive tree with a wide, flared trunk and expansive branches filling the frame, rough textured bark and buttressed roots at the base, foliage forming a dense canopy, smaller vegetation and ground cover around the trunk, and several human figures standing near the base of the tree for scale.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B09_279

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Rights managed

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39.4Mb (9.3Mb) / 9.7in x 15.8in / 2906 x 4743 (300dpi)

Keywords

Adansonia gigantea page photomechanical print cliché maker Lemercier & Cie Paris c 1883 - 1893 photographer paper photolithography height 108 mm x width 80 mm trees large monochrome image massive tree wide flared trunk expansive branches filling frame rough textured bark buttressed roots base foliage forming dense canopy smaller vegetation ground cover trunk several human figures standing near tree scale

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