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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

    ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

    The Quarries and Aqueduct in the Valley of Inkerman

    May 1855

    Albumen print | 18.5 x 25.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500469

    Photograph of the Valley of Inkerman, showing the quarries and aqueduct. The photograph is taken from a high vantage point. The Battle of Inkerman was fought in this valley in November 1854.

    • Creator(s)

      Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    • 18.5 x 25.4 cm (image)

      57.2 x 44.4 cm (page dimensions)

    • The Quarries & Aqueduct. Valley of Inkermann

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Ukraine
            • Crimea
              • Sevastopol [Crimea]
                • Inkerman
      • Social sciences
        • Military affairs
          • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
            • Wars
              • Wars of the nineteenth century
                • Crimean War (1853-1856)
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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