Caption

Spalato, View of Split, Spalato and seine Alterthümer, photograph, page, photographer: Franz Thiard de Laforest, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Županija, c. 1868 - in or before 1878, Yugoslavia, paper, albumen print, height 103 mm x width 148 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', Split, A sepia-toned panoramic view shows a coastal town with densely packed buildings and narrow streets extending toward a waterfront where several sailing ships are moored along curved quays and piers; among the buildings are taller structures with towers and steeples rising above lower rooftops, and a long row of multi-story facades faces the harbor; beyond the town there are terraced fields and low stone walls stretching across a gently rolling landscape that leads to distant layered hills and mountains under a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B09_308

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53.5Mb (9.5Mb) / 17.3in x 12.0in / 5178 x 3611 (300dpi)

Keywords

Spalato View Split seine Alterthümer photograph page photographer Franz Thiard de Laforest Splitsko-Dalmatinska Županija c 1868 - 1878 Yugoslavia paper albumen print height 103 mm x width 148 mm city-view general veduta sepia-toned panoramic view coastal town densely packed buildings narrow streets extending waterfront several sailing ships moored curved quays piers taller structures towers steeples rising lower rooftops long row multi-story facades faces harbor beyond town terraced fields low stone walls stretching across gently rolling landscape leads distant layered hills mountains under pale sky