La Mortola botanical garden, view of tulips growing on a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929
Item Overview
- Title
- La Mortola botanical garden, view of tulips growing on a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929
- Alternative title
- Giardini Botanici Hanbury
- Photographer
- Cornell, Ralph D.
- Date Created
- April 1929
- Date
- 1929-04
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Notes
- Description
-
Gravel path at the base of a hill in La Mortola botanical garden. Tulips, wildflowers and trees are growing on the hill.
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
- Dimensions
- 4 x 5 inches
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Keywords
- Genre
-
black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film - Names
- Giardino Botanico Hanbury (Mortola, Italy)
- Location
- Italy--Ventimiglia
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
-
International
Landmarks
Environment
garden walks
flower gardens
paths
botanical gardens
Tulips--Italy--Ventimiglia - landscape architecture
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1411_0653
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002b6msh
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.