'Old Portuguese Fort, Bahrein'

Photo 355/1/39

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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 the Old Portuguese Fort or Qal'at al-Bahrain, location of the ancient capital of the Dilmun civilization. The fortified structure along the horizon is at the top of a tel.

In the middle-ground, immediately in front of the fort, a large number reed or palm frond structures as well as several crumbling stone-built structures can be seen. Figures and animals are visible amongst the structures.

A stony plain makes up the foreground where some figures are blurred. Along the upper walls of the structure along the horizon to the left a number of figures stand.

Inscriptions:

Upper right, in pencil alongside image: 'c', '39'

Below image, in pen: 'Old Portuguese Fort, Bahrein'

Extent and format

1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

It is part of

'Dunlop Smith Collection: Sir Charles Aitchison Album of Views in India and Burma'

17 images

Ref: Photo 355/1

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

127 x 208 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:

‘c’ (crossed out); ‘39’

Process:

Albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

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 355/1/39
Date(s): c. 1870 (CE, Gregorian)
Originals: Second copy neg at B.20232
Related primary sources: Surrogate analogue: B.23596

Subjects: Fortifications
Places: Bahrain

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'Old Portuguese Fort, Bahrein', British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 355/1/39, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023618815.0x00000c> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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