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Instantaneous view from Saluting Battery, Galle. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd.

Catalogue reference: Photo 1098(11)

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Reference
Photo 1098(11)
Title
Instantaneous view from Saluting Battery, Galle. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd.
Date
c 1872
Description

Genre: Landscape Photography. View looking along the shoreline. A pilot ship, with a timeball on its mast, lies stranded on the rocks just offshore. The print is not numbered, but appears to correspond to number 2114 in the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue, 'View of Harbour from Saluting Battery.'.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
2114
Language
Not applicable
Physical description
1 item
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Physical condition
Dimensions: 192 mm x 314 mm. Format: Loose. Secondary Support: Card.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2f615f69-e6e4-43c7-90e7-5dbbc65c3a09/

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Instantaneous view from Saluting Battery, Galle. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd.