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Description: | This photograph, taken in1888 by an unknown photographer, shows work in progress on the 330 ft long Government graving dock, situated on the north-east corner of the half-tidal basin of the Calcutta Docks. A graving dock, otherwise known as a dry dock, is enclosed by gates and pumped dry to allow repairs to be carried out on a ship's hull. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Rivers Docks Cartography And Topography Transport Infrastructure Science And Technology Rivers and waterways Harbours Trade And Economics | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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