'Ruffar Fort, Bahrein' [21r-a] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print. It was created in c. 1870. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.
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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 View the complete information for this record
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'Ruffar Fort, Bahrein' [21r-a] (1/1), British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 355/1/40, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023617660.0x000008> [accessed 9 October 2024]
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Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- Photo 355/1/40
- Title
- 'Ruffar Fort, Bahrein'
- Pages
- 21r-a
- Author
- Unknown
- Usage terms
- Public Domain