Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
UNKNOWN PERSON
Dam of Bassin Napoleon, Cherbourg, before being blasted
1858Albumen 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Dam of Bassin Napoleon, Cherbourg, before being blasted. 1858.
19.2 x 25.5 cm (image)
30.5 x 38.4 cm (mount)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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
- Places
