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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 i...
Mathra: Country Boat. Photographer: Rev. Edwin Aubrey Storrs-Fox
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This image shows a group of men and boys standing and sitting on or behind a local boat known as a ‘shasha’, made from the central stalks of palm fronds (barusti) bundled together. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Mathra.’ Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Country Boat' Uppe...
View towards the custom house at Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas], the large crenellated building in the background. In the foreground men and boys stand along the quays engaged in the loading and unloading of bundles. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘'Bundar Abbas.’ Lower right, b...
View in Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas]. At left a group of men and boys stand alongside a high stone or brick wall, looking towards the camera. In the centre background a further three figures, one holding a paraso,l stand. At right a woman and person carrying a vessel on their head walk away from ...
View in Linga [Lingeh] in the harbour. A large group stands on the quay walls at left. Several boats are moored in the background at right. At least six wind towers (badghirs) can be seen rising above the low-lying buildings along the quay from left to right. Inscriptions: Lower left, below im...
View across the harbour at Linga [Lingeh]. A lone figure is crouched at centre with a bag or basket. Linga stretches from left to right in the background. At least one wind tower (badghir) is visible. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga’ Upper left, above image, in pencil, ...
View along the shore at Linga [Lingeh]. At right, two camels are being led along the shore, loaded with large bundles. In the background, at left at least six dhows and other boats are pulled up along the shore. Buildings recede into the distance. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen:...
View along the shore at Linga [Lingeh]. A man stands in the water left of centre while to the right a model dhow is floats in front of him. In the right background the high fortified walls of a large structure are visible. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga’ Upper left, ab...
View along the shore at Linga [Lingeh]. Three men and two children stand on the shore watching a model dhow floating on the water. In the background a large dhow is is beached, presumably for repairs. Inscriptions: Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga’ Upper left, above image, in pencil, ...
View across Linga [Lingeh] from an elevated position. At right a long, tunnel-like structure is visible, while a large three-storey building is visible immediately right of centre in the background. A number of figures can be seen. Throughout the town window towers (badghirs) are visible. Insc...
