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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 247 Language Not applicable Subject Architectural Elements

1. Photo 247/1(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(17)
Title:
Building for burning the dead, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig.' Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards a burning ghat on the Hugli, the roofline crowded with vultures. Possibly Burning Ghat (now Nimtala Cremation Ground), just north of Nimtollah Ghat.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 247/1(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(26)
Title:
Scenery on the Hooghly [Calcutta district]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards a flight of steps leading down from a wooded garden to the a lower area, possibly the the riverside.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 247/1(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(28)
Title:
The Rajah's Palace, Chinsurah. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig. (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography View from the entrance gateway, looking along the façade of the palace (identification not confirmed).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 247/1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(36)
Title:
Ghaut on the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a terrace on the riverbank towards the ghat, built in European style with ionic columns, with what appear to be temple buildings in the background. This is possibly the river frontage of the Dakshineshvara Temple, north of the city.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 247/1(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(51)
Title:
Ghaut on the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the river from the steps of the ghat, with temple buildings partly visible on the right. This photograph shows the same location as prints 36 and 52, possibly at the Dakshin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 247/1(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(52)
Title:
Ghaut and temples on the banks of the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the steps of the ghat seen in prints 36 and 51, looking back towards a row of temple shrines, with the ionic columns of the ghat in the foreground. This is possibly the Dakshineshvara Temple, completed in 1855.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 247/2(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(7)
Title:
Lord Auckland's Monument, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View of Lord Auckland's monument (by Henry Weekes, 1847) in the Eden Gardens, with Babu Ghat beyond and the masts of shipping in the Hugli visible on the skyline.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 247/2(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(25)
Title:
Princep's Ghaut, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the ionic-columned façade of Princep's Ghat, with sailing ships at anchor in the river beyond and Indian figures posed in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 247/2(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(48)
Title:
Old Danish gate, Serampore. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the gateway of the Danish Government House at Serampore (modern Shrirampur and originally known by the Danish as Fredericksnagar), with the monogram of Fredrik VI set in the pedi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 247/3(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/3(10)
Title:
Fire signal tower, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the roadway towards a flimsy wooden tower used for firewatching. For a sketch by Colesworthy Grant of a similar fire tower, see his 'Anglo-Indian domestic life' (Calcutta, 2nd edition, 1862), p. 10: 'Fires, however, we certainly have in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item