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'Khor-Kawi Passage, [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown [‎11r] (1/1)
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'Khor-Kawi Passage, [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown [‎11r] (1/1)

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'Khor-Kawi Passage, [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown
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Ref: Photo 49/1/10

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 20 Nov 1903. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.

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View from on board ship, looking towards the Khor Kawi Passage [Khor Kuwai/Quwai Strait], between Goat island [Jazirat al Ghanam] and Telegraph island (which is part of the Musandam Peninsula).

The wake of the steamer can be seen extending from the foreground into the distant background where another ship can be seen.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'Khor-Kawi Passage,'

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1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
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140 x 203 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling

Foliation:

‘10’

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s.

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English in Latin script
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Photo 49/1/10
Title
'Khor-Kawi Passage, [Persian Gulf]' Photographer: Unknown
Pages
11r
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Open Government Licence