C1870s KOREA 인천 Rare Large Albumen Photo - View Of CHEMULPO (Incheon) HARBOR
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:14195858 |
Superb and very rare c1870s-1880s unmounted large -format albumen photograph overlooking the harbor in Chemulpo now Incheon, Korea with many boats and structures with laundry drying in the foreground .Very rare and fabulous subject with much architectural detail and rich tones .Image measures 8 x 10.5 inches .Some light wrinkling -see scans.Slight loss at top left that can be easily matted over.
Incheon (Korean: 인천; Hanja: 仁川; Korean pronunciation: [intɕʰʌ...n]; formerly romanized as Inchŏn; literally "kind river"), officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4, 700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third most-populous city after Seoul and Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fifth largest metropolitan area by population.
Incheon (Korean: 인천; Hanja: 仁川; Korean pronunciation: [intɕʰʌ...n]; formerly romanized as Inchŏn; literally "kind river"), officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4, 700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third most-populous city after Seoul and Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fifth largest metropolitan area by population.
