Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creator Name:
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Didion, P. (active 1850s), French, engraver
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Creator Role:
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engraver
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Title:
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[Vignettes of various European locations and San Francisco, California]
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Date:
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[ca. 1850?]
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Materials:
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print on paper: engraving, hand colored
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Dimensions:
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37.1 x 26.4 cm.
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Current Location:
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Bancroft Library.
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Address:
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Berkeley, California 94720-6000
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Object ID:
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BANC PIC 1963.002:0624--B
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Subject:
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- Austria
- Buildings
- California, Northern
- Croatia
- Germany
- Harbors
- Hotels
- Italy
- Military Facilities
- Monaco
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Settlements
- Cityscapes
- Engravings, color
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Content/Description:
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Notes:
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European views and scenes: Port in Ragusa (Dubrovnik, Croatia) with harbor, fort, and church and monastery buildings on hillside in distance; Freibourg (Breidgau, Germany) with city and prominent church building in distance, group of onlookers (men, women and children) in foreground; spa in Monaco with resort buildings, courtyard and people resting about; Duremholtz Castle on way from Znaim (Znojmo) to Vienna, seen across river with people in boats and strolling on bank; and Syracuse, Sicily with town in distance, harbor and boats, and people (including children) working in foreground. View of San Francisco depicts town in distance, bay in middleground, and road with onlookers in foreground.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
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Notes:
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Supplied title. Printed (UC): Paysages; (UR): 125; (LL): Autorisée pour le Colportage par décision ministerielle; (LR): Imagerie de P. Didion, à Metz; Depose. Images captioned in print: Port de Raguse, Dalmatie; Vue de la rade de San Francisco; Vue de Fribourg en Brisgau; Etablissement thermal de Monaco; Château de Duremholz, sur la route de Znaim a Vienne; and Vue de Syracuse, Sicile. Inscriptions in French.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/tf3g5009g8
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