Sujet

Christiansund, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Christiansund, 1854. 'Interesting Norwegian seaport...The town is built upon three islands, and forms almost a circle around its beautiful land-locked harbour. In entering from the sea, not a house is to be seen, until the narrow passage between the islands is passed, when the town bursts upon the view. The three islands are so irregular upon the surface, that scarcely an two houses stand exactly upon the same level. They are all of wood, and coloured with red ochre. The trade of the town consists chiefly of stock-fish, exported to Spain and Italy'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_215

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

12,8Mo (841,8Ko) / 23,3cm x 13,7cm / 2757 x 1621 (300dpi)

Mots clés

sea coast town coastal islands Scandinavia harbour trade port island bridge bridges Norway British geography structure location century Britain newspapers press B&W 19th century black & white black and white B W kristiansund nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper engraving landscape Unknown 19th-century Christiansund