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1. Photo 11(58)

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Photo 11(58)
Title:
Carved pillars in the Panch Mahal, Futtypore Sikree. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Panch Mahal in Fathepur Sikri, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The palace city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) from 1571 to 1585. The entire complex is built of locally quarried red sandstone, known as Sikri sandstone. The Panch Mahal ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 212/1(15)

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Photo 212/1(15)
Title:
Jumbookeshwar Temple near Trichinopoly. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Interior view of the thousand-columned mandapa of the Jambukeshvara Temple at Srirangam. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Ferguss...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 212/2(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(27)
Title:
Madura Palace. View of front as seen from the entrance of quadrangle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the massive arcade and entrance of Trimul Naik's Palace. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 212/2(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(28)
Title:
Madura Palace. S.E. angle of the quadrangle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a corner of the quadrangle, looking towards the arcade, in Trimul Naik's Palace, also seen in print 27. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 212/2(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(30)
Title:
Madura Palace [Tirumala Nayaka Palace]. View from the interior looking out. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the interior of the arcade in Trimul Naik's Palace, looking along the length of the quadrangle also seen in prints 27-8. The European figure in the background, who appears in a number of the Madurai photographs, may well be Lyon himself. Lyon's 'Notes...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 212/2(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(31)
Title:
Madura Palace [Tirumala Nayaka Palace]. View of the side aisle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the interior of the quadrangle arcade, towards a European man (probably Lyon himself), seated at the far end and supplying an indication of scale. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architectu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 212/2(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(32)
Title:
Madura Palace. The north side of quadrangle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view from the quadrangle looking towards a section of the surrounding arcade, with a European figure (probably Lyon himself) positioned in the centre of one of the arches to indicate their massive scale. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 212/4(37)

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Photo 212/4(37)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Another view of the disused Council Chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A similar view to print 36, looking along the length of the vaulted audience hall of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur) and showing sculptural detail and wall paintings. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 212/5(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/5(1)
Title:
Peroor Temple [Patteshvara Temple, Perur], near Coimbatore. Beautiful monolith outside the court. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the dipastambha of lamp column, of the temple. The column itself is mounted on an open-sided shrine supported on pillars at each corner. Lyon's 'Notes to cccompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Souther...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1000/3(346)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/3(346)
Title:
Carved pillar in the porch of the Durga Temple, Aihole, Bijapur District. Photographer: Burgess, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Published in 'Archaeological Survey of Western India', I, pl. liii. India Museum No. 1681. Close view of elaborately carved pillar. Other copies (later printings) of this photograph at Photo 199(33) and Photo 120(4).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1874
Extent:
1 item

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