Mombasa Old Town from Fort Jesus, late 1897 or early 1898, 1977
Scope and Contents
244 x 82 mm. A panoramic view originally composed of two joined prints looking over the battlements of Fort Jesus and along Ndia Kuu and Vasco da Gama Street. A section of harbour can be seen at the right, with thatched huts at the left, and the station and rolling stock on the Mombasa trolley line in the foreground. The partially built police station is in the centre. Photograph possibly by William D. Young.
Dates
- Creation: 1977
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2010-07-26 12:30:09+00:00
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