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11. Photo 978(10)

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Photo 978(10)
Title:
Gaur. Bais Gaji Wall. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the vegetation covered wall: 'Within the Dakhil Gateway a vast scene of desolation confronts us. The entire enclosure is crowded with ruins of buildings, of which scarce one remains...In the south-west corner of the fort stood the palace, of w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1860s
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1 item

12. Photo 978(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(11)
Title:
Gaur. Section of Bais Gaji Wall. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography See note at print 10. [Woodburtype, 238x187mm]. Subjects = forts; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); printed books; Ravenshaw, J.H., 'Gaur: its ruins and inscriptions' (1878); Woodburytypes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 978(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(12)
Title:
Gaur. Qadam Rasul Mosque. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); printed books; Ravenshaw, J.H., 'Gaur: its ruins and inscriptions' (1878); Woodburytypes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 978(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(13)
Title:
Gaur. Entrance to Court of Qadam Rasul Mosque. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards entrance gate. [Woodburytype, 233x188mm]. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques; printed books; Ravenshaw, J.H., 'Gaur: its ruins and inscriptions' (1878); Woodburytypes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 978(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(14)
Title:
Gaur. Fath Khan's Tomb. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along façade of tomb towards the arched entrance gateway. Constructed in stucco over brick, the small building has a curved Bengali ('do-chala') roof with curved eaves: 'This may be the first extant example of such a roof, later to gain considerable...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 978(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(15)
Title:
Gaur. East Gate of Fort [Lukochori Darwaza]. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards arched gateway: 'Close to the Qadam Rasul is the eastern gate of the fort, which appears to be of modern construction, and is said to have been built by Suja Shah, when, long after the desertion of the city, he temporarily returned, and ende...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 978(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(16)
Title:
Gaur. Minar [Firuz Minar]. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the ruined minar, originally attached to a no longer existing mosque. See also George Michell (ed.), 'The Islamic Heritage of Bengal' (UNESCO, 1984, p. 73). The minaret was also drawn by the Daniells ('Oriental Scenery', vol. 5, no. 23). [Woodbu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 978(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(17)
Title:
Gaur. Tantipara Mosque. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of façade, showing embossed decoration: 'A short mile from the minar we meet the government road, which carries us south to numerous other ruins, among which the Tantipara, or Weavers' Mosque, is perhaps the most conspicuous. It is half fallen down, but wha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 978(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 978(18)
Title:
Gaur. Lattan or Painted Mosque. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards façade, with much of the building covered in vegetation. See also George Michell (ed.), 'The Islamic Heritage of Bengal' (UNESCO, 1984, p. 77). [Woodburytype, 235x185mm]. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosq...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

20. 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:
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Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item