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General View of the city

Photograph
1862 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Topographical photograph illustrating the Bermejas Towers and the Carmen of the Martyrs, looking probably from the cathedral, Granada; albumen print by Robert P. Napper, edited by Francis Frith, 1862, Granada, Spain.

Object details

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Object type
Titles
  • General View of the city (assigned by artist)
  • View of the Bermejas Towers and the Carmen of the Martyrs, probably from the cathedral (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Topographical photograph illustrating the Bermejas Towers and the Carmen of the Martyrs, looking probably from the cathedral, Granada; albumen print by Robert P. Napper, edited by Francis Frith, 1862, Granada, Spain.
Content description
The photograph illustrates the Torres de Bermejas [Bermejas Towers], one of district towers of the Alhambra, and the Carmen de los Martires [Carmen of the Martyrs] looking probably from the cathedral, Granada. It documents military architecture, domestic architecture and general urban view.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.3181-1995

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
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