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'[Muscat] The Town looking North. 31. Oct 1900'. Photographer: Arthur Alexander Crookshank [1-b] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 photographic print. It was created in 31 Oct 1900. 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
General view from the outskirts of the town (likely present-day Mutrah) to the harbour and promontory fort, from an elevated position, looking north-northeast. The area of the town and coastline visible in the distant middleground is the part of the town featured in the previous image (Photo 430/8/1). A ship can be seen emerging from behind the promontory right of centre on the horizon near Fort Al-Mirani.
While those distant buildings are clearly several-storeyed white-washed buildings, the dwellings in the fore- and middleground are, for the most part, tents and other temporary structures. Overlooking these, on the western ridge a fortified tower can be seen in the far left of the image.
A group of figures stands under a single tree in the foreground.
Inscriptions
Upper right, in pen, on image: ‘p. 3’; alongside image, in pencil: ‘b’
Lower right, in pencil, alongside image: ‘2’
Below image: 'The Town looking North. 31 Oct. 1900'
- Extent and format
- 1 photographic print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
75 x 104 mm [landscape]
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Materials:
Condition:
The image is faded throughout with surface losses in the upper left corner. White smeared spot staining in the right hand side of the image and in the lower right-hand corner originate in the printing phase.
Foliation:
'p 3'; 'b'; '2'
Process:
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- Photo 430/8/2
- Title
- '[Muscat] The Town looking North. 31. Oct 1900'. Photographer: Arthur Alexander Crookshank
- Pages
- 1-b
- Author
- Crookshank, Arthur Alexander
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