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Description: | Photograph of the Manora breakwater, Karachi, from the 'Crofton Collection: Topographical and architectural views mostly in India', taken by an unknown photographer in the 1860s. In the early 19th Century Karachi was a small fishing village that was already becoming an important port due to its strategic location at the western end of the Indus delta. The Manora breakwater is a protective structure made of stone or concrete in Karachi that extends from the shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away. It was built in the late 1850s as part of a harbour improvement project. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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