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61. Photo 355/1(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(42)
Title:
'Sultan's Palace, Muscat'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View looking due west across the harbour towards the Sultan's Palace and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the crenellated roofline in the centre of the print, overlooked by Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani) on the headland to the right of the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

62. Photo 355/1(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(43)
Title:
'Muscat Consulate & Agency'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View looking south-west across the harbour towards the British Consultate and Agency and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the flag-staff on the roof. In the middle- and foreground to the right of the image various dhows and other craft ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

63. Photo 355/1(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(44)
Title:
'Town of Muscat from inland plain.'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View looking north-east over the town towards the harbour. The fortified city wall is visible in the middle-ground. In the background overlooking the harbour, Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani) to the left and and Fort Jellalee (Fort Al-Jalali) to the right. The middle- and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

64. Photo 355/1(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(45)
Title:
'Fort Capitano, Muscat'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View looking west south-west across the harbour towards Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani). The photograph was possibly taken from on board ship. From centre to left of the image the town of Muscat is visible, including the Sultan's Palace. Rocky hills rise in the backgrou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

65. Photo 355/1(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(46)
Title:
'Fort Jellalee, Muscat'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View looking due east towards Fort Jellalee (Fort Al-Jalali) at the harbour mouth in Muscat, with the British Consulate to the right. A flag-staff on the roof indicates the British Consulate. Various dhows and small craft are anchored in the harbour in the middle-ground....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

66. Photo 355/1(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(47)
Title:
'Muscat Cove'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: View of a cove at Muscat showing a British naval squadron. At least six Royal Navy vessels at anchor in the middle-ground and background. Rocky hills rise in the background and various fortifications are visible on the rocky coastline to the right of the image. Inscripti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

67. Photo 355/1(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(48)
Title:
'Minaret in Ormuz'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: This photograph shows a dilapidated tower or minaret on the island of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas. To the left in the background several reed or palm-frond structures are visible while to the right there is a white-washed, one-storey building. Two European men...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

68. Photo 355/1(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(49)
Title:
'Bassidore Station'
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: Scene showing a settlement and Indian troops on parade at Bassidore (Basaidu) Station on the western extremity of Qeshm (Kishm) Island. The mud and reed-built two-storey building behind the troops is surrounded by a fence. To the left of the image in the middle-ground he...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1870
Extent:
1 b&w albumen print

69. Photo 355/1(120)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/1(120)
Title:
'Zanzibar'. Photographer: Sir John Kirk
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: This panoramic view of the waterfront in Zanzibar is composed of five joined albumen prints. Taken from an elevated position, this view looks out onto the harbour, with the dhow fleet at anchor from centre to right of the image and several British naval vessels at left. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875
Extent:
1 b&w panoramic image made up of 5 joined albumen prints

70. Photo 496/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 496/2
Title:
One box of lantern slides - Persian Gulf. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
Scope & Content:
A box of lantern slides containing numbered slides. Although the slides are uncaptioned and there is no accompanying descriptive list, they are duplicates of the prints in Photo 496/6 (see entry for print by print listing). All the views are from Storrs-Fox's tour of the Persian Gulf. Miscellane...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916-18
Extent:
43 slides

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