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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 982

11. Photo 982(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 982(10)
Title:
North-east view of the 'City of the Dead' [Golconda]. From the Tomb of Bibbi Mariam. Photographer: Nixon, H. J.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards a group of tombs, with the Hayat Bakshi Begum Mosque in the left background and the Tomb of Muhammad Qutb Shah in the centre. 'This group represents the tombs already mentioned in Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, with some smaller tombs to the right. Th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 982(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 982(11)
Title:
The Tomb of Ebrahim Pascha [Golconda]. Photographer: Nixon, H. J.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Tomb of Ibrahim Qutb Shah. 'This was the most beautiful of all the tombs of Golconda. Almost the entire of it was covered with enamel of the most beautiful and brilliant colours, a great portion of which still remains on the tomb. When seen f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 982(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 982(12)
Title:
Group of Tombs in the 'City of the Dead', Golconda. Photographer: Nixon, H. J.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards two tombs, the further one being that of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. 'The tombs represented in this photograph are situated a little to the north-east of the tomb of Sultan Ibrahim. There is such a sameness in the architecture of the domed tomb...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 982(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 982(13)
Title:
South view of the 'City of the Dead', Golconda, from the Tomb of Bibbi Mariam. Photographer: Nixon, H. J.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of tombs and mosques from the Tomb of Jamshid Quli Qutb Shah. This view was taken from the south terrace of the tomb of Bibbi Mariam. It represents a few of a large collection of tombs and mosques of a similar style of architecture, that extend from the spo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 982(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 982(14)
Title:
South view of the Tomb of Bibbi Miriam [Jamshid Qutb Shah's Tomb], Golconda. Photographer: Nixon, H. J.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the Tomb of Jamshid Qutb Shah, with Indian figures posed in the foreground. 'The centre and highest tomb of this group is that of Bibbi Miriam, or, as it is most commonly designated, 'the octagonal', from its being built in that shape. Like ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 982(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 982(15)
Title:
His Excellency Salar Jung, Prime Minister to His Highness the Nizam. Photographer: Nixon, H. J.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Full-length seated studio portrait of Sir Salar Jang (1829-1883), Prime Minister of Hyderabad 1853-83. He is portrayed seated beside a cabinet containing a set of 'Encyclopedia Britannica'. Another copy at OIOC Photo 27 (30). [Albumen print, 176x230mm]. Subje...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 item