Caption

Palms 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 243 mm x width 198 mm, trees: palm-tree, botanic garden, 'hortus botanicus', A dense cluster of tall palm trees with slender trunks rises from a groundlayer of fan-shaped and spiky-leaved plants, their long fronds overlapping and creating layered foliage; several trunks show textured bark and mossy patches, and some palms display large arching leaves with visible ribs and hanging fruit near the tops; the understory consists of compact shrubs with radiating leaves, while a narrow dirt path runs along the right edge bordered by grass and occasional small seedlings, all shown in a monochrome palette.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_088

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.1Mb (10.5Mb) / 11.7in x 14.3in / 3518 x 4279 (300dpi)

Keywords

Palms 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 243 mm x width 198 mm trees palm-tree botanic garden hortus botanicus dense cluster tall palm trees slender trunks rises groundlayer fan-shaped spiky-leaved plants long fronds overlapping creating layered foliage several trunks textured bark mossy patches palms display large arching leaves visible ribs hanging fruit near tops understory consists compact shrubs radiating leaves narrow dirt path runs right edge bordered grass occasional small seedlings shown monochrome palette