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Roger Fenton (1819-69)

View from Cathcart's Hill, looking towards Simferopol 1855

Albumen print | 24.3 x 34.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500533

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Photograph showing the view from Cathcart's Hill, looking towards Simferopol. In the foreground there are several soldiers, two mounted on horses. Behind them is a large military camp. Hills can be seen in the distance. Simferopol was an important base for the Russian Army during the Crimean War.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Army-GB-Infantry-23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) (1817-1862)
  • 24.3 x 34.6 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • View from Cathcarts Hill towards Simpherapol 23rd tents & horses foreground

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Ukraine
          • Crimea
            • Simferopol [Crimea]
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Gun Carriages
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Domestic architecture
          • Huts
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)