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Panorama of the Plateau of Sebastopol in eleven parts (1855) – Vintage Wall Art

Panorama of the Plateau of Sebastopol in eleven parts (1855), [1855] — historic photograph
Panorama of the Plateau of Sebastopol in eleven parts (1855), [1855]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Panorama of the Plateau of Sebastopol in eleven parts (1855), a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Panorama of the Plateau of Sebastopol in eleven parts (1855)

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Eleven separate parts join to form this panorama of the plateau above Sevastopol, the Russian naval port that British and French forces were besieging in 1855. Roger Fenton made the view during his spring visit to the Crimea, when he photographed the British army's tent lines spread across the open ground before the town. Because the scene is built from several parts, the camps read as one continuous band of tents across the plain. The siege had begun in late 1854 and was still grinding on when the picture was taken.

Created / published[1855]
Medium1 photographic print : salted paper ; 25 x 37 cm.
GenreSalted paper prints 1850-1860.
NotesTitle transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s (part a). Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection. Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s : Hayward Gallery, London, 4 February to 17 April 1988. [London] : South Bank Board, c1988, cat. 51 (part a, variant).
SubjectsCrimean War, 1853-1856. Military camps--British--Ukraine--Crimea--1850-1860. Plains--Ukraine--Crimea--1850-1860. Tents--Ukraine--Crimea--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,071 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-109808

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