Ricasoli Rocks, Grand Harbour, Malta
A general view of the Ricasoli rocks to seaward of Fort Ricasoli, Grand Harbour, Malta, taken at 16.00 and looking along the coast. A man is rod-and-line fishing from the rocks. The photographer indicates that the location is "near Sardinia's wreck". The Ellerman ship Sardinia (1888) was wrecked and burnt out on the rocks at Ricasoli 25 Novemberember 1908 with the loss of about 120 persons. Slightly unsharp.
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Object details
| ID: | N48982 |
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| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Berry, William John |
| Date made: | 10 July 1909 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 108 mm |