'Kurna, – the reputed Garden of Eden.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 30 1
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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 1906. 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:
View of Kurna (al-Qurnah), located at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates. As the caption notes, according to folklore this was the site of the Garden of Eden. A fortified wall, several sailing boats and palms run along the shoreline in the background from left to right.
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Ink, below image: 'Kurna, – the reputed Garden of Eden.'
Pencil, above image, at right: ‘30’;‘8’
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- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- It is part of
- 106 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/20/C260
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
144 x 190 mm
Condition:
The print is in good condition throughout with minor toning/fading at all edges
Foliation:
‘30’
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- 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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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 30 1
- Date(s)
- 1906 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 30 1
- Title
- 'Kurna, – the reputed Garden of Eden.' Photographer: Wilfrid Malleson
- Pages
- 30r:30v
- Author
- Malleson, Sir Wilfrid
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- Public Domain