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The record is made up of 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print. It was created in Jan 1918. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Genre/Subject Matter:
This scene shows a built up area of Muscat at the foot of an outcrop near the Al-Mirani or Al-Jalali fort.
The fort’s defensive structures and three main towers are visible along the horizon while several other structures are visible in the fore- and middle-ground.
At left is a crumbling wall in shadow, behind which, in the middle-ground, stands a two or three storey crenellated building.
At centre, two donkeys stand in a flat area before a low-lying whitewashed structure and several palm trees. At right a two-storey structure stands behind an uneven, rocky area.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Muscat.’
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘7’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘(Jan. 1918)’
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
70 x 96 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'a'; '7'
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- Photo 496/6/7
- Title
- 'Muscat'
- Pages
- 4-a
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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