Madras Harbour, 1880
Scope and Contents
282x225mm. View (?from the top of the lighthouse) looking down onto the waterfront and harbour, and showing the screw-pile pier and the two enclosing breakwaters to the north and south. In the foreground are railway sidings and coal dumps. This photograph was probably taken around 1880. The breakwaters as seen here are not completed, lacking the final curve towards one another to make a narrow entrance, but the picture was probably taken before the cyclone of 1881 which largely destroyed the work which had been done up to that time.
Dates
- Creation: 1880
Creator
- John P Nicholas and Co (fl. 1870-1889) (photographers) (Organization)
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition, some fading at edges.
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Finding aid date
2011-01-14 16:47:39+00:00
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