'Exterior of Fort, Hormuz, showing mouldering walls.' Photographer: Unknown

Photo 49/1/12

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

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View of the walls of a fort on Hormuz Island, perhaps the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle, the construction of which was completed by the Portuguese after conquering the island in 1515.

Two men stand in front of the crumbling walls, one immediately right of centre and one at far right, perhaps for the purpose of providing a scale.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'Exterior of Fort, Hormuz, showing mouldering walls.'

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:

145 x 200 mm

Condition:

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

Foliation:

‘12’

Process:

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

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Photograph

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Original held at
British Library: Visual Arts
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Unrestricted

Archive reference
Photo 49/1/12

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Date(s)
22 Nov 1903 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Exterior of Fort, Hormuz, showing mouldering walls.' Photographer: Unknown, British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 49/1/12, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024111424.0x000012> [accessed 23 December 2024]

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