A whole plate size salted paper print. A view from an elevated position looking out to sea at the Bay of Baiae, Italy. The photograph may have been taken from the Roman ruins above the port. In the foreground is a stone mole jutting into the bay. A brig is moored alongside the mole on the left of the image, while another is on the opposite side of the mole. This ship has a further two outboard it. A final brig has a significant list to starboard exposing the upper deck to the viewer. All the ships have their yards scandalized (at an acute angle to the deck). On the right of the image is the Faro di Castello (lighthouse) and the Spiaggia del Castello del Baiae, situated at the end of bay. The end wall of the Castello Aragonese can be seen on the extreme right.

The bottom of the print has an inscription, written on the original negative, '46. Baia (join 45 at XX)'. The print was the lefthand print of two that joined at the XX (on the print) to create a panoramic view.

Reverse has been annotated in pencil by Admiral Ballard in 1934: 'Naples'

R C Jones arrived in Naples in late April 1846 and later arrived in Rome on 4 May 1846. In his letter to WHF Talbot dated 8 July 1846 he lists under 'Large Talbotypes' the negative from which this print is made. It has the title: 46. Baia from the little horn'

The original negative for this original print is held at the British Library, Talbot Collection, reference: acc 00263.