'Fort Jellalee, Muscat'

Photo 355/1/46

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The record is made up of 1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print. It was created in c. 1870. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View looking due east towards Fort Jellalee (Fort Al-Jalali) at the harbour mouth in Muscat, with the British Consulate to the right. A flag-staff on the roof indicates the British Consulate.

Various dhows and small craft are anchored in the harbour in the middle-ground.

Inscriptions:

Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '46'

Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'

Below image, in pen: 'Fort Jellalee, Muscat'

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:

153 x 207 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 and sea areas, particularly in the lower left and right corners, and minor surface dirt throughout.

Foliation:

‘b’; ‘46’

Process:

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

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Archive information for this record

Original held at: British Library: Visual Arts
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Photo 355/1/46
Date(s): c. 1870 (CE, Gregorian)
Originals: Second copy neg at B.12351
Related primary sources: Surrogate analogue: B.23963

Subjects: Fortifications
Places: Muscat

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'Fort Jellalee, Muscat', British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 355/1/46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023618815.0x000005> [accessed 25 November 2024]

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