The photograph depicts a view of an entire cruise ship, with a group of tourists settled on the upper deck and the boatmen further down i…

A. Beato?, 1870 - 1888

The photograph depicts a view of an entire cruise ship, with a group of tourists settled on the upper deck and the boatmen further down in the act of manoeuvring the boat, presumably ready to set sail or to dock. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: A. Beato? ¹
Date: 1870 - 1888 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, INV32_010

Object record, Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico

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