COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17121833
Reference Number:
VPH.42.2
Image Title:
Stereoscope view of Llyn-yr-afranc, or Beaver Pool
Creator:
Fenton, Roger, 1819 - 1869
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1859
Publication Details:
London: Lovell Reeve & Co.
Description:
Stereoscope view of Llyn-yr-afranc [Llyn yr Afanc], or Beaver Pool. Two albumen prints, displayed side by side showing a view of the lake. A wooded bank is to the left of the image and behind it rises a hill called Craig-glan-Conwy. In the far distance are seen the Craig-y-gwalch and the hills above Gwydir. The lake was named after the Afanc sometimes also called Addanc; a lake monster from Welsh mythology. Its description varies; described variously as resembling a crocodile, a beaver or dwarf-like creature, and is sometimes said to be a demon.
Keyword:
Stereoscope; Stereo cards; Landscapes; Conway; Conwy; Wales; Monsters.
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Landscape photography--19th century
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Wales: Conwy: Bettws-y-Coed
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
Wales: Conwy: Bettws-y-Coed
Item Height:
75 mm
Item Width:
70 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
Slight fading.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-12-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
