'Muscat: Mathra Gate'
Photo 496/6/8
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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 image shows a section of the ramparts around Muscat and the Mathra Gate (immediately left of centre).
Three men can be seen at centre walking towards the pointed arch of the gate, carrying round vessels on their shoulders. In the background on the right and in the background at centre, further figures can be seen.
High walls, in which arrowslits and other embrasures can be seen, extend from left to right across the scene. From left to right in the foreground a dry stone embankment runs below the main road into the Mathra gate.
In the background, at right, rocky hills can be seen.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Muscat.’
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘8’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Mathra Gate. (Jan. 1918)’
- 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
- 56 imagesRef: Photo 496/6
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
70 x 95 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'b'; '8'
Process:
- 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.
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- Photo 496/6/8
- Date(s)
- Jan 1918 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Photo 496/6/8
- Title
- 'Muscat: Mathra Gate'
- Pages
- 4-b
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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