Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo come to mind in these beautiful photocroms of Norway between about 1890 - 1900. I think it's in the effect of the coloring process, the way it creates a flat gradient in the water and skies. That and the perspective, which he of course learned from imported European examples, so... let's not get into that discussion right now. Also - I found these on the Radiolab blog, but they are originally from the Library of Congress, so if you're bored, go get lost in that rabbit hole!
(images via Radiolab)
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