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JAMES ROBERTSON (1813-88)

Valley of Inkerman

1855-1856

Salted paper print | 23.3 x 27.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500750

Photograph of the Valley of Inkerman. In the valley in the foreground there is a road to the right and a river in the distance to the left. Behind are steep cliffs with a row of huts near the base. The Battle of Inkerman was fought in this valley on the 5th November 1854.

  • Creator(s)

    James Robertson (1813-88) (photographer)

  • 23.3 x 27.5 cm (image) (image)

    31.6 x 37.5 cm (mount)

  • Valley of Inkerman. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].

  • From the collection of Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Ukraine
          • Crimea
            • Sevastopol [Crimea]
              • Inkerman
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
                • Crimean campaign (Crimean War)
                  • Battle of Inkerman, 1854 (Crimean War)
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