Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
OSCAR MALLITTE (1829-1905)
One of the Labyrinth Islands, Burmese Convicts
Dec 1857Jan 1858Albumen print | 17.1 x 12.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2935006
Photograph of a group of five men, three standing and two seated on a beach with vegetation in the background. Some members of the group are shackled at the ankle and most hold machetes.
Oscar Mallitte was part of a British survey party to the Andaman Islands (off the east coast of India) which was tasked with establishing a penal colony for Indian convicts. The party, led by Frederic John Mouat, a British surgeon, landed at Port Cornwallis on 11 December 1857.
Oscar Mallitte was part of a British survey party to the Andaman Islands (off the east coast of India) which was tasked with establishing a penal colony for Indian convicts. The party, led by Frederic John Mouat, a British surgeon, landed at Port Cornwallis on 11 December 1857.
Creator(s)
Oscar Mallitte (1829-1905) (photographer)
17.1 x 12.8 cm (image)
33.4 x 29.1 cm (mount)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1858, probably from Lady Canning
Subject(s)
- Places
- Asia
- India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Labyrinth Islands
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- India
- Asia
- Places
