'Mosque and Minaret of coloured tiles at Basra'. Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson

IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 25 1

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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 of a mosque and minaret in Basra. A colonnade at the right of the image leads towards the minaret left of centre, which is decorated with coloured tiles. Four figures stand at the base of the minaret while a palm grows in the courtyard in the foreground.

Inscriptions:

Pencil, longside image, to the right: '25'

Ink, to the right of image: 'Mosque and Minaret of coloured tiles at Basra'

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

'DIARY OF A TOUR IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND IN TURKISH ARABIA, DECEMBER, 1906 (WITH MAP)'

106 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C260

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

189 x 140 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition throughout.

Foliation:

‘25’

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Archive information for this record

Original held at: 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 25 1
Date(s): 1906 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Minarets
Places: Basra

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'Mosque and Minaret of coloured tiles at Basra'. Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 25 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025687401.0x000005> [accessed 28 November 2023]

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 25 1
Title: 'Mosque and Minaret of coloured tiles at Basra'. Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
Pages: 25r:25v
Author: Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
Usage terms: Public Domain