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 Jan 1918. 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:
This image shows Mathra and part of the bay behind it. In the far distance at centre a settlement, perhaps Muscat itself, lines the shore. A fortified castle or tower can be seen on the near side of the bay, atop a steep rocky hill.
Rocky outcrops descend from left and right to centre of the image. Much of the foreground is in shadow.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Mathra.’
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘11’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘(Jan. 1918)’
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
70 x 96 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'a'; '11'
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- Photo 496/6/11
- Title
- 'Mathra'
- Pages
- 6-a
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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