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Description
Annotation translation: "Until recently this plantation only produced tobacco for natives. Now conoisseurs have acknowledged [that this tobacco] is valuable and can compete with the best in the world. This achievement is of great value for the development of the colony." - "Vollbehr Art Postcards, Cameroon." Annotation: "Bis vor kurzem lieferte die Pflanzung nur Tabak für Eingeborene. Jetzt ist er von Kennern als wertvoll anerkannt und konkurriert mit den besten Sorten der Welt. Diese Errungenschaft ist für die Entwicklung der Kolonie von grossem Wert." - "Vollbehr-Künstlerpostkarten 'Kamerun'." Note: Vorlage: Aquarell von Ernst Vollbehr. Note translation: The original was a water-colour by Ernst Vollbehr.
Type
image
Format
print, letterpress halftone, colour (HD) postcard, 8.7 x 13.8 cm.
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