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Fort Mamelube c.1879
Albumen print | 8.8 x 16.2 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501157
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Photograph of a sketch of a fort identified as 'Fort Mamelube'. The sketch shows a fortress enclosing a number of tents. There are soldiers and animals in the foreground and hills behind. This photograph is included in an album compiled during the Anglo-Zulu War (1879), which ended the independence of the Zulu Kingdom and brought it under British control.
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
8.8 x 16.2 cm (image) (image)
36.0 x 26.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
[Historic Title] Fort Mamelube, Secocoenis' County
