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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

1855-1856

Salted 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)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Ukraine
          • Crimea
            • Sevastopol [Crimea]
              • Balaklava [Sevastopol]
      • Black Sea
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Waterway engineering
          • Harbours
        • Vessels (marine)
          • Ships
            • Sailing ships
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Domestic architecture
          • Castles
    • Geography
      • Physiography
        • Oceans
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs