'Ruffar Fort, Bahrein' [‎21r-a] (1/1)

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View of Ruffar Fort (Riffa Fort) at Riffa in Bahrain. The fort is located on raised ground along the horizon to the right of centre. Immediately before the fort and below the horizon to the left of the scene various mounds and earthworks can be seen. Some low-lying structures can be seen along the horizon to the left of the image.

The foreground and middle-ground is made up of a stony plain.

Inscriptions:

Upper right, in pencil alongside image: 'a', '40'

Below image, in pen: 'Ruffar Fort, Bahrein'

Extent and format

1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

122 x 203 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 and light creasing in the sky area in the upper left and right corners and minor surface dirt throughout. Inscriptions on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. are faintly visible on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. .

Foliation:

‘a’ (crossed out); ‘40’

Process:

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

Written in

English in Latin script

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