A late 19th century view of the little port Porthmadog aka Portmadoc, a Welsh coastal town in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd and the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It developed in the 19th century as a port for slate as quarry companies, with wharves exported slate carted from Ffestiniog.

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Size: 4500px × 3208px
Location: Portmadoc, Gwynedd, Wales
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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