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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 101 Language Not applicable Subject Forts and Fortifications

1. Photo 101(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(1)
Title:
Entrance to the Fort [Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the main entrance of Fort-Palace in Agra taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The main entrance is on the western side consists of an outer Delhi Gate and an impressive inner gateway, the Hathi Pol (Elephant Gate). This was originally guarded by two huge stone elephants later rem...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 101(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(2)
Title:
East face of the Fort [Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the East side of the Fort-Palace in Agra, taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The complex stands on the banks of the Yamuna and was built by the Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) between 1565 and 1573. Built principally as a military establishment on the site of an earlier walled comp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 101(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(3)
Title:
Akbar's Palace [Agra, looking towards the Jumna]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Fort-Palace in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The complex stands on the banks of the Yamuna and was built by the Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) between 1565 and 1573. Built principally as a mi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 101(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(4)
Title:
The Hall of Private Audience [i.e. here the Khas-Mahal, not the Divan-i Khas] and the Palace Garden [Machhi Bhavan, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
A photograph of the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience) in Agra, from Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in 1855. The Diwan-i-Khas is one of the fort palaces built in 1637 by Shah Jahan (r.1628-58) and consists of an open colonnaded hall in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 101(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(5)
Title:
The Summum Boorj, [in the fort, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Samman Burj in the Fort-Palace in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The complex stands on the banks of the Yamuna and was built by the Emperor Akbar between 1565 and 1573. Built principally as...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 101(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(6)
Title:
Palace of Shah Jehan [Diwan-i-Khas, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
A photograph of the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience) in Agra, from Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Diwan-i-Khas is one of the fort palaces built in 1637 by Shah Jahan (r.1628-58) and consists of an open colonnade...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item