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1. Photo 248

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248
Title:
Fiebig Collection: Views of Madras. Photographer(s): Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Collection of 61 loose hand-coloured salted paper prints from calotype negatives, each mounted on card measuring 348 x 470 mm, with contemporary hand-written captions at bottom left. The collection comprises topographical and architectural views in and around Madras. Fiebig's visit to Madras can...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
61 items

2. Photo 248(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(43)
Title:
Plantain trees. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a small plantain plantation in the Madras area, with an Indian figure posed in the foreground beside the trees.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 248(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(18)
Title:
Palmgrove, Coromandle[sic] Coast. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig.' Genre: Landscape Photography View of a grove of palm trees, with figure posed seated on the trunk a tree in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 248(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(19)
Title:
Palmtrees, Coromandle[sic] Coast. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig.' Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along a pathway towards a stand of palms, with three Indian figures posed among the trees in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 248(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(36)
Title:
Cemetry[sic], Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View of tombs in the European cemetery, with Indian figures posed in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 248(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(26)
Title:
Outskirts of Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the shore, towards shipping moored in the roadstead in the distance, with figures posed beside the stand of palm trees in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 248(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(30)
Title:
Merchants Offices, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a substantial two-storeyed building, verandahed on the upper floor, facing the sea-front; with employees and labourers posed for the camera. The same buildings can also be seen in the background of print 32.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 248(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(35)
Title:
Light-house, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the lighthouse on the Esplanade.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 248(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(48)
Title:
Mosque, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of a small mosque, raised on a platform, with an Indian figure posed in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 248(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(5)
Title:
Mahometan Cemetry[sic] [Tamil Nadu]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view of graves in the cemetery, largely obscured by the stand of palm trees in the foreground. Precise location unidentified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item