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RefNoMS/845/9
LevelItem
TitlePhotograph, "View into the Chasm...", by Charles Spencer
Date1886
DescriptionLandscape view from above the chasm, largely obscured by steam. Full title caption on tissue overlay "View into the Chasm where Lake Rotomahana was from East Slope of Te Hape-o-toroa." An additional inscription on the far right background reads "Hills towards Galatea." The image is scaled along the bottom edge "5,000 yards." The print is embossed "Charles Spencer, photographer".
Extent2 items
FormatPhotograph
PhysicalDescriptionAlbumen print, landscape format, tissue overlay
Dimensions135x198mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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