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Record of historical events

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

    OSCAR MALLITTE (1829-1905)

    Ross Island, Port Blair

    Dec 1857Jan 1858

    Albumen print | 16.0 x 21.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2935011

    Photograph of a beach with the sea lapping onto a pebbly shore. Trees in the background.

    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)

    • 16.0 x 21.0 cm (image)
      28.8 x 33.2 cm (mount)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1858, probably from Lady Canning

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Asia
          • India
            • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
              • Port Blair [Andaman Islands]
        • Physiography
          • Beaches