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Title
Panorama vom Missionsgarten des Nettur-Hügels aus. 2. Tellitschery
Panoramic view from the mission garden on Nettur hill. 2. Tellicherry
Creator
Richter, Christian Georg (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1855-07-05/1860-05-31
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Note: "Nr. 35 - 38 [QC-30.016.0029-0032]. Panorama der Landschaft vom Missionsgarten des Netturhügels aus gesehen gen Westen. Die äusserste Rechte des 4. t. Bildes zeigt in der Ferne die Ruinen eines von Sultan Tippu zerstörten Fortes, weiter links breitet ein wurzelstämmiger Banianenbaum sich weithin aus u.bildet einen Hain in dessen Schatten ein unbedeutender Tempel steht. Die Strasse im Vordergrund führt durch den Missionscompound den Hügel hinab, der in Terrassen mit Palmbäumchen u. Bananen bepflanzt ist. Auf dem dritten Bild ist im Vordergrund das Thor, das den Netturcompound abschliesst. Der Weg zieht sich weiter durch den Hain u. dann längs Reisfeldern hin zu der in Bild 33 dargestellten Brücke über den Fluss u. an der andern Seite hinauf zu der etwa 2 Meilen entfernten Stadt. Im fernen Hintergrund mit dem Horizont sich vermählend erglänzt das Meer. Das Gebäude zur äussersten Linken des 4. ten Bildes ist die lithogr. Anstalt u. Buchbinderei. Das Panorama ist in der Wirklichkeit ausserordentllich lieblich u. deshalb nicht zu verwundern dass Abend für Abend vom kühlen Seewind umfächelt die Missionsgeschwister sich dort im Garten niedersetzen u. mit immer neuem Wohlgefallen ihre Blicke auf der reizenden Landschaft ruhen lassen, während die Sonne wie eine glühende Kugel ins Meer hinabtaucht. "(3. Quartalsbericht 06.10.1860: 4).
Note translation: Nos.35-38 [QC-30.016.0032]. Panoramic view of the landscape seen to the west from the mission garden on Nettur hill. On the extreme right the last picture shows a ruined fort destroyed by Sultan Tippu. Further to the left there is a large banyan tree which forms a grove in which an unimportant temple is situated. The street in the foreground leads through the mission compound and down the hill. On the hill terraces have been made on which little palm trees and banana trees have been planted. On the third picture you see in the foreground the gate which shuts off the mission compound. The road leads further through the trees and then goes past rice fields until it reaches the bridge (photograph 33) after which it comes to the town, about 2 miles away. In the background the horizon is actually the sea. The building on the extreme left of picture 4 is the lithographical institution and printing press. The view here is unusually beautiful so it is not surprising that evening after evening the missionaries sit in the garden, with the cool sea breeze playing around them, and never tire of looking at the beauty before them, while the sun dips down like a red ball into the sea." (C.G. Richter's Quarterly report d. 6. 10. 1860: 4).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, albumen
19.5 x 25.0 cm.
Identifier
impa-m34469 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-15390
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m34469
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-15390.jpg
Subject
Banana tree
Boat
Forest
Gate
Landscape
Mission station
Palm
Path
Plantation
River
Time Period
1855-07-05/1860-05-31
Place
Nettur
Source
QC-30.016.0030 [Reference number]
Relation
Pictures from the Mission
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17155
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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