Record

RefNoMS/955/6/35
LevelItem
TitlePhotograph of a planked road on Chiloé Island
CreatorHoldgate, Sir Martin Wyatt
Date1958
DescriptionView of a planked road on Chiloé Island, resembling those described by Charles Darwin in The Voyage of the Beagle as being 'made of logs of wood, which are squared and placed by the side of each other'. A male figure with a mule can be seen standing at the end of the road.
Extent1 slide
FormatPhotograph
PhysicalDescription35mm transparency in paper and glass slide mount
Dimensions40mm x 40mm
AccessStatusOpen
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