'Bushire Coast Line.' Photographer: Unknown
Photo 49/1/24
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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 2-3 Dec 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 Bushire. The shoreline extends from right to distant left, lined with two-storey buildings. A particularly ornate balcony is visible at far right.
In the distant background at left a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. can be seen
Inscriptions
Ink, below image: 'Bushire Coast Line.'
Pencil, lower right, alongside image: ‘24’
- 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
- 67 imagesRef: Photo 49/1
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
94 x 148 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling.
Foliation:
‘24’
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
Archive information for this record
- Original held at
- British Library: Visual Arts
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- Photo 49/1/24
- Date(s)
- 2-3 Dec 1903 (CE, Gregorian)
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'Bushire Coast Line.' Photographer: Unknown, British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 49/1/24, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024111424.0x000002> [accessed 18 April 2024]
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- Reference
- Photo 49/1/24
- Title
- 'Bushire Coast Line.' Photographer: Unknown
- Pages
- 23r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence