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Extensive vista over the lake and town of St. Moritz and the Upper Engadine to Celerina and Smarden

Photograph
ca. 1900 (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Realistic Travels (publishers)
Place of origin
Switzerland (photographed)

A sepia-coloured arch shaped stereo photograph mounted on card with rounded corners to be viewed through a stereoscope showing views of a figure with walking staff and rucksack positioned next to a mountain summit marker overlooking a lake and village set within a steep valley.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Tourism & Travel
Topography
Landscapes
Object type
Photograph
TitleExtensive vista over the lake and town of St. Moritz and the Upper Engadine to Celerina and Smarden (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver process
Photographic Paper
Card Support
Photography
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
Stereographic photograph by Realistic Travels, 'Extensive vista over the lake and town of St. Moritz and the Upper Engadine to Celerina and Smarden', gelatin silver print, ca. 1900
Physical description
A sepia-coloured arch shaped stereo photograph mounted on card with rounded corners to be viewed through a stereoscope showing views of a figure with walking staff and rucksack positioned next to a mountain summit marker overlooking a lake and village set within a steep valley.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 9.4cm
  • Card width: 18.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'REALISTIC TRAVELS / LONDON CAPE TOWN BOMBAY MELBOURNE TORONTO / BY ROYAL COMMAND TO THEIR IMPERIAL MAJESTIES / KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY / Extensive views over the lake and town of St. Mortiz / and the Upper Engadine to Celerina and Smarden' (printed, recto)
  • ' Inv 14361' (ink and pencil, verso)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Subjects depicted
Mountains
Landscapes
Valleys
Rucksacks
Place depicted
Switzerland
Other numbers
  • XRG671 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • Inv. 14361 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • Stereoscopes Box 16 - RPS identifier - box number
  • PH 455 - RPS identifier - alternative
  • Stereo cards 41 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.871-2022

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1730571/extensive-vista-over-the-lake-photograph-realistic-travels/
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