Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
JAMES ROBERTSON (1813-88)
Genoese Castle, Balaklava
1855-1856Salted paper print | 22.2 x 28.8 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500732
Photograph of the old Genoese Castle in Balaklava. The ruins of the castle are spread over the hillside in the foreground to the left. There are a number of ships moored in the harbour to the right and there is a steep hill on the other side of the water.
The Genoese controlled Balaklava in the mediaeval period. During the Crimean War the town was used as a base by the British.
Creator(s)
James Robertson (1813-88) (photographer)
22.2 x 28.8 cm (image) (image)
31.8 x 37.4 cm (mount)
Genoese castle, Balaclava. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].
- From the collection of Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Crimea
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Balaklava [Sevastopol]
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Crimea
- Ukraine
- Black Sea
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Waterway engineering
- Harbours
- Vessels (marine)
- Ships
- Sailing ships
- Ships
- Waterway engineering
- Engineering & Technology
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Domestic architecture
- Castles
- Domestic architecture
- Architecture
- Geography
- Physiography
- Oceans
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
