'Town of Muscat from inland plain.' [‎23r-a] (1/1)

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View looking north-east over the town towards the harbour. The fortified city wall is visible in the middle-ground. In the background overlooking the harbour, Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani) to the left and and Fort Jellalee (Fort Al-Jalali) to the right.

The middle- and foreground is made up of various low-lying stone-built and palm-frond structures while inside the city walls the structures are several-storeyed and stone-built with some evidently white-washed.

Rocky hills rise from the centre to the left of the image.

Inscriptions:

Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '44'

Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'b'

Below image, in pen: 'Town of Muscat from inland plain.'

Extent and format

1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

141 x 200 mm

Format:

Albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print on paper

Condition:

The print is in good condition with staining and creasing in the sky area in the upper right and left corners and minor surface dirt throughout.

Foliation:

‘b’ (crossed out); ‘44’

Process:

Albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

Written in

English in Latin script

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