Caption

Avenue in the National Botanical Garden in Buitenzorg, Botanical Garden, Buitenzorg., album page, photograph, Part of Album with photos of Batavia and of the Ursuline sisters., National Botanical Garden, c. 1890 - c. 1910, photographer, Java, Buitenzorg (West Java), West Java, paper, pasteboard, daylight collodion silver print, height 195 mm x width 246 mm, botanic garden, 'hortus botanicus', A narrow dirt path curves gently through a dense scene of tall palms and broad-leafed tropical plants, with slender trunks rising vertically and layered fronds creating a textured canopy that filters light; clusters of fan-shaped leaves and feathery palm fronds fill both sides of the path, overlapping at various heights, while understory foliage and low shrubs grow close to the ground near the path edges, and the overall image appears in muted monochrome with subtle variations in tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_087

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.6Mb (10.3Mb) / 14.6in x 11.3in / 4393 x 3392 (300dpi)

Keywords

Avenue National Botanical Garden Buitenzorg Botanical Garden album page photograph Part Album photos Batavia Ursuline sisters c 1890 - c 1910 photographer Java West Java paper pasteboard daylight collodion silver print height 195 mm x width 246 mm botanic garden hortus botanicus narrow dirt path curves gently dense scene tall palms broad-leafed tropical plants slender trunks rising vertically layered fronds creating textured canopy filters light clusters fan-shaped leaves feathery palm fronds fill sides path overlapping various heights understory foliage low shrubs grow close ground near path edges image muted monochrome subtle variations tone