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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Kamara Heights in the distance, Artillery Waggons in the foreground

Apr 1855

Salted paper print | 26.9 x 34.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2500518

Photograph taken on the Plateau of Sevastopol with Kamara Heights visible in the distance. In the foreground there is a group of wooden artillery waggons with horses grazing in the area directly behind. A large campsite stretches across the plateau behind. This is one of a series of eleven photographs which create a panoramic picture of the Plateau of Sevastopol. The Siege of Sevastopol was a major component of the Crimean War, lasting from October 1854 to September 1855. The troops engaged in the siege camped in the countryside surrounding the town.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 26.9 x 34.7 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Panoramic Series

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Gun Carriages
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)