'General View showing Inlet and Fort, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown

Photo 49/1/4

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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 18-19 Nov 1903. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View from on board ship of Inlet (isthmus), between the rocky island that shelters the bay of Muscat and Fort Al-Jalali. This photograph was probably taken on or around 18 November 1903, the day that the fleet of ships participating in Lord Curzon’s tour of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. arrived at Muscat.

Fort Al Jalali is visible along the horizon immediately right of centre behind an anchored steamer. From the fort the harbour extends to the right, with the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. visible at right – a flagstaff denotes its location.

A large three-master is visible along the horizon left of centre, while two small craft in the foreground and five two- or three-man canoes are scattered across the middle-ground.

Inscriptions:

Ink, below image: 'General View showing Inlet and Fort, Maskat.'

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:

207 x 287 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling.

Foliation:

‘4’

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s.

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English in Latin script
Type
Photograph

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British Library: Visual Arts
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Unrestricted

Archive reference
Photo 49/1/4

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18-19 Nov 1903 (CE, Gregorian)

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'General View showing Inlet and Fort, Maskat.' Photographer: Unknown, British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 49/1/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024111424.0x000006> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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