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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1019 Language Not applicable Subject Bibi Pari's Tomb (Dhaka)

1. Photo 1019(3)

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Photo 1019(3)
Title:
View at Dacca. The centre building is the Tomb of Noor Jehan, daughter of a former Nawab of Dacca [Bibi Pari's Tomb]. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Photograph of monuments at Dacca (Dhaka) taken in the 1880s. The complex contains many structures including a huge mosque and the building called Pari Bibi's Tomb, which is believed to be that of Shayista Khan's favourite daughter, the death of whom is said to have caused construction to be halt...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1019(7)

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Photo 1019(7)
Title:
View at Dacca. Tomb of Noor Jehan, daughter of a former Nawab of Dacca. Built about 1650 [Bibi Pari's Tomb]. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the tomb. For a more distant view of this tomb and others, see print 3. The structure is identified as the Tomb of Bibi Pari in the Lalbagh Fort in George Michell (ed.), 'The Islamic Heritage of Bengal' (UNESCO, 1984, p. 63). [Albumen print, 264...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

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