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Description: | A photograph entitled 'Kiosk et Mosquee de Tophanna', taken by James Robertson, c. 1855. The Tophana area in Istanbul was the arsenal and cannon foundry for the Ottoman Empire. Robertson established a photographic studio in Istanbul in 1854, and began working with Felice Beato. In 1855 the pair travelled to Balaklava to document the Crimean War. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | photograph | Temporal: | c. 1855 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Robertson, James (1813-1888) | Identifier: | 1939-180/1 | Go to resource |
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