Looking west along the waterfront road, Zanzibar, 1890 - 1896
Scope and Contents
215 x 150 mm. A view looking along the road towards the Beit el Ajeib (not visible) with the hull of a boat mounted on the pavement in the foreground (what this memorial commemorates has not been determined). The old lighthouse can be seen prominently in the square in front of the Beit el Ajeib, which dates the picture to before the bombardment of 1896 when the lighthouse was badly damaged and later demolished: see Y30468B/51.
Dates
- Creation: 1890 - 1896
Creator
- From the Fonds: Rogers, Alexander Stuart, 1862 - 1930 (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2012-05-24 14:54:23+00:00
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