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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 978

21. Photo 978(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(19)
Title:
Gaur. Kotwali Gate. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking along road towards arched gateway: 'Two miles further down the road brings us to the southern rampart of the city, through which the road passes, under a magnificent archway known as the Kotwali Gate. It is fifty-one feet under the arch, and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 978(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(20)
Title:
Gaur. Firuzpur Gate. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of ruined gateway: 'Two miles further on we reach the endowment of Firuzpur. A lofty brick gateway leads to the house of the saint Nyamatullah, whose descendants still live there...' [Woodburytype, 235x189mm]. Subjects = forts; gateways; Indian a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 978(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(21)
Title:
Gaur. Small Golden Mosque [Chota Sona Masjid]. East View. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of façade, largely covered in vegetation: 'South-east of the endowment, and about half a mile distant, stands the Small Golden Mosque, which is in better preservation than most of the Gaur ruins. It might be termed the gem of Gaur. The courtyard, h...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 978(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(22)
Title:
Gaur. Small Golden Mosque [Chota Sona Masjid]. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of one of the arched entrances to the mosque, showing carved decoration. See note at print 21. [Woodburytype, 235x184mm]. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques; printed books; Ravenshaw, J.H., 'Gaur: its ruins and i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 978(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(23)
Title:
Gaur. Ornamental bricks. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of five pieces of decorative brickwork mounted on a wooden panel: 'These specimens, so frequently mentioned in the foregoing pages as embossed bricks, will give a fair idea of the exterior ornamentation on most of the Gaur buildings. By a close examin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 978(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(24)
Title:
Maldah. Gate of Fort. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along roadway towards arched gateway, with thatched huts lining the street in the foreground: 'The Katrah or Fort Gate stands near the river, and leads to a strong enclosure, which appears, of late years, to have been use as a Sarai or resting place...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 978(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(25)
Title:
Maldah. South Gate of City. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along street towards arched brick gateway (see note at print 24). [Woodburytype, 235x183mm]. Subjects = gateways; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); printed books; Ravenshaw, J.H., 'Gaur: its ruins and inscriptions' (1878); Woodb...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 978(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(26)
Title:
Maldah. Outer Wall of Golden Mosque. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the façade of the building, in ruinous condition and with a large tree growing from inside the structure: 'The Fauti of 'Burial Mosque', and several others, lie scattered about in ruins. The finest of these remains are those of the Sona Masj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 978(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(27)
Title:
Panduah. Nur Qutb Alam Gateway. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Oblique view from the left of the arched gateway, with another building (unidentified) beyond: 'Proceeding northward from the Baishazari, we arrive at another smaller endowment, called te Chhye Hazari (or 6000 bighas), which was founded to commemorate the saint ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 978(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(28)
Title:
Panduah. Tomb of Nur Qutb Alam. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards a group of graves at the Choti Dargah, with the tomb of the saint shaded by a cloth screen hung from four stone pillars. [Woodburytype, 239x186mm]. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); printed books; Ravenshaw, J...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item