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Ukraine (nation)

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[Interior of the] Redan 1855, 1855

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/1
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276 x 216 mm. Carbon print showing the ruined interior of the Redan after it had been deserted by the Russians on 8 September. James Robertson, Superintendent and Chief Engraver of the Mint at Constantinople, remained in the Crimea after the departure of his more famous contemporary Roger Fenton and thus secured the only photographs of the remains of the Malakoff and Redan forts after the retreat of the Russian forces.

Dates: 1855
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