'The only arch so far discovered in Babylon.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 47 2
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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 1906. 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
View in the ruins of Babylon (near Al Hillah) showing large crumbling sections of stone and walls in the fore- and middle-ground. The stone arch referred to in the title stands in the foreground.
Inscriptions
Ink, below image: 'Excavations in Babylon'
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- It is part of
- 106 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/20/C260
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
138 x 188 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt throughout.
Foliation:
‘47’
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- 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.
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 47 2
- Date(s)
- 1906 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Babylon
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'The only arch so far discovered in Babylon.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 47 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025687401.0x000032> [accessed 29 November 2024]
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 47 2
- Title
- 'The only arch so far discovered in Babylon.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
- Pages
- 47r:47v
- Author
- Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
