Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Unknown Person
Dam of Bassin Napoleon, Cherbourg, before being blasted 1858
Albumen print | 19.2 x 25.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2935020
Photograph of a view looking down into the dam of the Napoleon Bassin. A small group of men standing in the dam. Tall ladders lean against the walls of the dam. There are ships and boats visible in the background.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
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annotation: Dam of Bassin Napoleon, Cherbourg, before being blasted. 1858. [beneath work]
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19.2 x 25.5 cm (image)
30.5 x 38.4 cm (mount)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- France
- Basse-Normandie [France]
- Cherbourg [France]
- Basse-Normandie [France]
- France
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Waterway engineering
- Harbours
- Vessels (marine)
- Ships
- Waterway engineering
- Engineering & Technology
- visual works
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