La Mortola botanical garden, view of a path winding around the base of a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929
Item Overview
- Title
- La Mortola botanical garden, view of a path winding around the base of a hill, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929
- Alternative title
- Giardini Botanici Hanbury
- Photographer
- Cornell, Ralph D.
- Date Created
- 1929
- Date
- 1929
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Notes
- Description
-
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.
Gravel path winding around the base of a hill in La Mortola botanical garden. Trees and wildflowers are growing on the hill and a large pot for a plant is sitting on the path.
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
Environment
garden walks
trees
Wild flowers
hills
gardens
Italian cypress
Culture
paths
botanical gardens
planters (containers) - landscape architecture
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1411_0656
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002b6mw2
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.