View of Hakodate

A colourised landscape photograph showing the city of Hakodate in Japan. Mountains can be seen in the distance, with a bay featuring ships just in front, many adorned with lots of flags. The right side of the image shows lots of buildings and a port. Condensed buildings with orange roofs and tall, green trees are in the foreground of the image. New York Public Library attribute this photograph to photographer Kusakabe Kimbei. Original caption in pen underneath the photograph: ‘“Hakodate”’.

Object Details

ID: ALB0856.30
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum