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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 207 Language Not applicable Name Biggs, Thomas, 1822-1905

1. Photo 207

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 207
Title:
Views of temple architecture in Dharwar (Karnataka). Photographer(s): Biggs, Thomas; Pigou, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Collection of loose, lightly albumenised prints, two copies of most images. These prints from negatives made by Biggs and Pigou during their secondment to photographic duties by the Bombay Government in 1855-56. The majority of these images are duplicated either in Photo 1000 (India Office serie...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855-1857
Extent:
47 items

2. Photo 207(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 207(40)
Title:
Outer gateway of the Kali Masjid or Black Mosque at Lakshmeshwar. Photographer: Biggs, Thomas
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Numbered '9' in pencil in top right-hand corner of print. General view of the exterior of the mosque. Published as plate 74 of Taylor and Fergusson, Architecture at Beejapoor (London, 1866), where it is incorrectly identified as Mosque of Musaood Khan, at Adoni....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1855
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 207(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 207(41)
Title:
Outer gateway of the Kali Masjid or Black Mosque at Lakshmeshwar. Photographer: Biggs, Thomas
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of print 40.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1855
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 207(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 207(42)
Title:
General view of Virupaksha and neighbouring temple, Pattadakal. Photographer: Biggs, Thomas
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in ink on reverse: 'Old Brahminical temples at Purudkul near Badami.' Genre: Architectural Photography Variant of plate 60 of Taylor and Fergusson, 'Architecture in Dharwar and Mysore' (London, 1866). Another copy, cropped and slightly reduced, at Photo 1000 (997).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 207(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 207(43)
Title:
Digamabara Jain statue, from Balagamve. Photographer: Biggs, Thomas
Scope & Content:
Lightly albumenised (?)salted paper print on watermarked 'Talbotype' paper from a waxed calotype negative. Photo 1000 (1004) is a cropped version of this print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 207(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 207(47)
Title:
Study of a tree at an unidentified location. Photographer: Biggs, Thomas
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1855
Extent:
1 item