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Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(1)
Title:: Alum Bagh [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the two-storey house, with its four octagonal corner towers: 'This was originally a fortified garden, containing a large summer-house and out-offices, built and arranged, as an occasional residence, for Newab Khas Mehal, wife of the ex-king, Waji...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(13)
Title:: Sekunder Bagh [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the entrance gateway of the Sikandarbagh: 'This garden may very well be described as the 'Shalimar' of Lucknow. It was built by Wajid Ali Shah, especially in honor of one of his favourite mehals, Sekunder Begum; hence its name. It is encircl...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(34)
Title:: The inside of Bailie Guard [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the Baillie Guard Gate, looking across the garden towards the ruins of the Residency (right background), with the monument to Sir Henry Lawrence and mutiny heroes on the knoll on the left.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(4)
Title:: The Wilaite Bagh [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View of the open-sided pavilion: 'The summer house in this garden was erected by King Naseer-ood-deen Hyder, and the grounds were laid out by him and planted with European plants, principally; hence its designation. It lies on the banks of the River Goomtee and ...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010095.de.56(15)
Title:: Young dragon-trees and date palm in a cactus garden near Orotava. Photographer: Smyth, Charles Piazzi
Scope & Content:: Genre: Scientific Photography Stereoscopic view, facing p. 357, of plants in the garden, with buildings beyond. The garden is described at p. 413.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1856
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010095.de.56(17)
Title:: Dragon-tree walk at a palazzo near Orotava. Photographer: Smyth, Charles Piazzi
Scope & Content:: Genre: Scientific Photography Stereoscopic view, facing p. 391, looking along a path in the garden towards the house of Charles Smith, with a dragon tree on the left.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1856
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 74/Cup.652.m.2, 1(33)
Title:: Louksor (Thèbes). Dattiers et jardin de l'expédition du Louksor [Date palms and the garden of the Luxor Expedition, Luxor]. Photographer: Teynard, Félix
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the bank of the river towards the walled garden planted by the French expedition, which removed the obelisk from Luxor in 1819. This now stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris: its remaining partner can be seen in front of the temple pylon in...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851-1852
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1261.d.30, 1(3)
Title:: Le Kaire. Maison et jardin dans le quartier Frank. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the garden towards the rear façade of the building; Gustave Flaubert, Du Camp's companion on this journey, stands in profile in the foreground, heavily bearded and wearing Arab dress. The photograph was taken in a Cairo garden (the garden of ...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1849-1850
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1347.f.21(Frontispiece)
Title:: Rydal Mount, the residence of Wordsworth. Photographer: Ogle, Thomas
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View from the garden, looking towards the house.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1864
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1780.c.8(5)
Title:: The East Front and Garden [Windsor Castle]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the formal garden towards the east front. For a monochrome variant version of this image (in collotype?), see the later edition at shelfmark 1780.c.22 (print 5).
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1870
Extent:: 1 item

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