Frozen Tornoe waterfall, Jan Mayen
Date
1882-1883
Creator
Richard Basso (Austrian) , Photographer
Object type
Library reference
R65125
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 146mm
width (print): 187mm
height (mount): 325mm
width (mount): 453mm
width (print): 187mm
height (mount): 325mm
width (mount): 453mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape view of the 40-meter high Tornoe waterfall, frozen, on Jan Mayen. With a human figure holding a staff at the foot of the solidified fall. Image from the Austro-Hungarian Arctic Expedition on Jan Mayen the volcanic island of Norway. The expedition was part of the first International Polar Year, 1882-1883.
Plate 16 from the portfolio Photographische Aufnahmen von der Insel Jan Mayen; Oesterreichischen Polar-Expedition, 1882-1883 (Wien, 1884). Original photographs are credited to Linienschiffs-Lieutenant Richard Basso.
Inscribed left: ‘Graf Wilcz-ek’sche Polar-Expedition 1882/83’; and right ‘Linienschiffslieutenant Basso phg.’ Below, the main title: ‘Jan Mayen. Der erstarrte Tornoe-Wasserfall. (40 Meter hoch).’
Plate 16 from the portfolio Photographische Aufnahmen von der Insel Jan Mayen; Oesterreichischen Polar-Expedition, 1882-1883 (Wien, 1884). Original photographs are credited to Linienschiffs-Lieutenant Richard Basso.
Inscribed left: ‘Graf Wilcz-ek’sche Polar-Expedition 1882/83’; and right ‘Linienschiffslieutenant Basso phg.’ Below, the main title: ‘Jan Mayen. Der erstarrte Tornoe-Wasserfall. (40 Meter hoch).’
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