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Description
Annotation translation: "Near the Station at Bare the River Nkam falls 85-90 metres. The water which tumbles down represents a force of c. 100,000 horse-power. The whole area is covered with mist and spray." "Vollbehr art postcards 'Cameroon'. " "Sales exclusively from the Basel Mission Bookshop, Duala, Cameroon." Annotation: "Unweit der Station Bare stürzt der Nkamfluss ca. 85-90m herab. Die herunterstürzenden Wassermassen repräsentieren eine Kraft von ca. 100000 Pferdekräften. Die ganze Umgebung ist von Wasserstaub erfüllt." - "Vollbehr-Künstlerpostkarten 'Kamerun'." - "Alleinvertrieb: Basler Missionshandlung, Duala (Kamerun)." Note: Vorlage: Aquarell von Ernst Vollbehr. - Von Prof. T. A. Freyvogel, Tropeninstitut Basel erhalten. Note translation: "Original: water-colour by Ernst Vollbehr". Stamped: "-- Mai 1975."
Type
image
Format
print, letterpress halftone, colour (HD) postcard, 13.8 x 8.8 cm.
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