Title:
[Vignettes of various European locations and San Francisco, California]
Creator/Contributor:
Didion, P. (active 1850s), French, engraver (engraver)
Date:
[ca. 1850?]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0624--B
Format:
print on paper: engraving, hand colored
37.1 x 26.4 cm.
Content/Description:
European views and scenes: Port in Ragusa (Dubrovnik, Croatia) with harbor, fort, and church and monastery buildings on hillside
in distance; Freibourg (Breidgau, Germany) with city and prominent church building in distance, group of onlookers (men, women
and children) in foreground; spa in Monaco with resort buildings, courtyard and people resting about; Duremholtz Castle on
way from Znaim (Znojmo) to Vienna, seen across river with people in boats and strolling on bank; and Syracuse, Sicily with
town in distance, harbor and boats, and people (including children) working in foreground. View of San Francisco depicts town
in distance, bay in middleground, and road with onlookers in foreground.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Supplied title. Printed (UC): Paysages; (UR): 125; (LL): Autorisée pour le Colportage par décision ministerielle; (LR): Imagerie
de P. Didion, à Metz; Depose. Images captioned in print: Port de Raguse, Dalmatie; Vue de la rade de San Francisco; Vue de
Fribourg en Brisgau; Etablissement thermal de Monaco; Château de Duremholz, sur la route de Znaim a Vienne; and Vue de Syracuse,
Sicile. Inscriptions in French.
Subjects:
Austria;
Buildings;
California, Northern;
Croatia;
Germany;
Harbors;
Hotels;
Italy;
Military facilities;
Monaco;
San Francisco (Calif.);
Settlements
Genre/Format:
Cityscapes;
Engravings, color