'Straits of Yenikale with the Bay and Town of Kertch from the old Fortress of Yenikale', 1855

Coloured tinted lithograph by T Picken, 1855. One of 41 lithographs from 'The Seat of War in the East - Second Series', after William Simpson. Published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi, 26 July 1855. Printed by Day and Son.

During the Crimean War (1854-1856) the fortress of Yeni-Kale, situated near Kerch, was used as a military hospital by the Russians. It was originally built by the Ottoman Turks in the late 17th century.