Korolistskali Explained

Korolistskali
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Mouth:Black Sea
Mouth Coordinates:41.6571°N 41.683°W

The Korolistskali (Georgian: ყოროლისწყალი, alternative name Karolitskhali) is a river by the East coast of the Black Sea, near Batumi, Georgia.

History

Between 1907 and 1915, during the period of Tsarist Russia, pioneering Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky took a self-portrait on the Korolistskali River - it is one of the earliest colour photographs ever taken.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/gorskii.html Photographer to the Tsar: Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii