Distant view of Sevastopol, with the Mamelon and the Malakoff Tower, the lines of Gordon's Battery in the middle distance 1855

Albumen print | 24.9 x 34.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2500515

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Sebastopol Gordon's Battery & advanced trenches with left French attack in the distance from the look out in front of the mortar battery 1855

Description

Photograph of Sevastopol taken from a distance. There is a rock in the foreground to the left and open land behind, with trench lines running across it. The town and harbour of Sevastopol can just be seen in the distance. The Siege of Sevastopol was a major component of the Crimean War, lasting from October 1854 to September 1855. The troops engaged in the siege camped in the countryside surrounding the town.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Roger Fenton (1819-69)
(photographer)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

24.9 x 34.1 cm (image)

57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Ukraine
Crimea
Sevastopol [Crimea]
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Waterway engineering
Harbours
Military engineering
Fortifications
Batteries (artillery)
Mortar batteries
Civil engineering
Earthworks
Trenches
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Wars of the nineteenth century
Crimean War (1853-1856)
References

Alternative title(s)

Sebastopol Gordon's Battery & advanced trenches with left French attack in the distance from the look out in front of the mortar battery