Panorama of Singapore showing buildings, Amoy Street and the waterfront

People:

Felice Beato (photographer)

Title:

Panorama of Singapore showing buildings, Amoy Street and the waterfront

Date:

1864 or before

Description:

- A hand-written table of contents accompanies album PH1981:0620:001-081.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 panorama(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver prints

Dimensions:

comps. (range): 24,6 to 24,9 x 30,1 to 34,6 cm secondary supports (range; irreg.): 51,4 to 52,5 x 35,5 to 36 cm

Reference number:

PH1981:0620:074-075

Point of View:

exterior views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photographs PH1981:0620:074 and PH1981:0620:075 are adhered to different album pages but form panorama PH1981:0620:074-075. Photograph PH1981:0620:074 comprises the left half of the panorama and photograph PH1981:0620:075 comprises the right half. There is white binding tape along the left edge, verso, of the album page for PH1981:0620:074 and along the right edge, verso, of the album page for PH1981:0620:075. The album page for photograph PH1981:0620:075 is detached from the album.

Inscription:

numbered - on PH1981:0620: 074, by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the print, u.l.: "81." inscribed and numbered - on PH1981:0620: 075, by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink [?], on the sheet, verso, u.l.: "Singapore / 81" [seen in mirror image through recto of photograph] numbered and inscribed - on PH1981:0620: 075, by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, c.r.: "81"; and l.r. "Singapore" [sideways]

Location:

Singapore;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

street
city
ships
buildings
waterfront
godowns

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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