Caption

Panorama dal Casteluggio, Messina, View of Messina, Italy, photograph, inscription: 'Sommer', number: '8627', number: 'No. 1359', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, 1857 - 1914, Sicily, paper, albumen print, height 196 mm x width 241 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', gulf, bay, A wide sepia-toned aerial view of a coastal town with densely packed buildings and tiled roofs in the foreground leading down to a harbor and a curved pier extending into calm water, with several ships anchored alongside the pier and a low mountain or hillside visible across the water in the background; scattered trees and cultivated plots appear on the slopes in the lower part of the image, and the sky above is pale and lightly mottled.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_380

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39.6Mb (7.4Mb) / 13.9in x 11.0in / 4180 x 3313 (300dpi)

Keywords

Panorama dal Casteluggio Messina View Italy photograph inscription Sommer number 8627 No 1359 photographer Giorgio Sommer 1857 - 1914 Sicily paper albumen print height 196 mm x width 241 mm city-view general veduta gulf bay wide sepia-toned aerial view coastal town densely packed buildings tiled roofs foreground leading down harbor curved pier extending calm water several ships anchored alongside pier low mountain hillside visible across water background scattered trees cultivated plots slopes lower part image sky pale lightly mottled