EU: South Africa: Cape Town and Table Mountain from a hill above. Photograph by George Washington Wilson, (1896)
1896 Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town and Table Mountain seen from a hill above the city, photographed by George Washington Wilson in 1896. Elevated viewpoints of this kind were a favored composition for photographers seeking to capture the full sweep of the mountain behind the town.
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