Slide ID
CV-81-149
_pkUnique ID
CV81149
Slide Date
1981
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Island
Santo Antão
Identifier
CV81149
Date
1981
Description
Four children are pictured in the courtyard of a sky blue building. Cape Verdè is filled with sobrado architecture. These buildings commonly feature fine woods and tiles imported from Europe and West Africa. They were built by the wealthy. The home features a sloping roof common of English colonial architecture.
Keywords
sobrado; architecture; English; colonial; stone courtyard
Social Theme
Architecture
Box
1
Folder
5
Image Dimensions
5229x3536
Software
VueScan
Date Time Scanned
2-9-2010 12:00 AM
Color Space
RGB
File Size
2.6 MB
Document Type
Image
Recommended Citation
Baxter, David, "English Colonial Architecture in Paùl" (1981). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 362.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/362
Keywords
sobrado; architecture; English; colonial; stone courtyard
Notes
Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 164, pp. 207-08