'Minaret in Ormuz'

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Genre/Subject Matter:

This photographs shows a dilapidated tower or minaret on the island of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas.

To the left in the background several reed or palm-frond structures are visible while to the right there is a white-washed, one-storey building.

Two European men wearing pith helmets are seated at the foot of the tower. A third man stands in the large central opening near the top of the tower while a fourth man's head is visible behind him.

Inscriptions:

Upper right, in pencil alongside image: '48', 'a'

Below image, in pen: 'Minaret in Ormuz'

Below above pen inscription, in pencil: '(Hormuz)'

Extent and format

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

It is part of

'Dunlop Smith Collection: Sir Charles Aitchison Album of Views in India and Burma'

17 images

Ref: Photo 355/1

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

209 x 133 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 in the sky area, particularly in the upper left and lower left corner, and minor surface dirt throughout.

Foliation:

‘a’ (crossed out); ‘48’

Process:

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

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Visual Arts

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Photo 355/1/48

History of this record

Date(s)

c. 1870 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Originals

Second copy neg at B.12352

Related primary sources

Surrogate analogue: B.23965

Places

Hormuz Isle

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