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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 247 Language Not applicable Subject Monuments and Memorials

1. 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

2. Photo 247/2(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(8)
Title:
Monument for the heroes of the Punjaub, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards the copper-domed chhatri of the Gwalior Monument on the bank of the River Hugli, with Indian figures posed in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 247/2(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(32)
Title:
Monument to the Marquis of Wellesley [sic. for Hastings], Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Showing the Greek Ionic portico at the south end of Tank (later Dalhousie) Square, containing Chantrey's statue of the Marquis of Hastings. This portico was later incorporated into the Dalhousie Institute.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 247/3(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/3(16)
Title:
General [sic, for Colonel] Kyd's Monument in the Botanical Garden, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the pathway towards the domed memorial pavilion, with two Indian figures posed in the foreground. Robert Kyd (1746-1793) was the founder of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens. The memorial was erected in 1795 on a site selected by his successor, W...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 247/3(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/3(31)
Title:
The Hooghly from Cooley Bazaar, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Looking north along the Hugli from the riverbank at Cooley Bazaar (the area to the west of the racecourse), with sailing ships and local craft at their moorings. The Gwalior Monument and Fort William can be seen in the distance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 247/4(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/4(24)
Title:
Compound of traveller's bungalow. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the compound, with Indian figures posed in the foreground, towards an unidentified pyramidal monument in front of the bungalow on the right.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 247/4(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/4(38)
Title:
Banquetting [sic. for Memorial] Hall, Barrackpore. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Memorial Hall, also known as the Temple of Fame, looking towards the portico. The building was erected to memorialise the soldiers who fell in the conquest of Java and Mauritius between 1810 and 1811.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 247/4(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/4(42)
Title:
Barrackpore. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the bank of the Hugli towards a circular domed pavilion in classical style: see print 44 for a closer view of this unidentified memorial.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 247/4(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/4(44)
Title:
Monument near the river, Barrackpore. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A closer view of the unidentified memorial, a circular pavilion with a shallow dome, also seen in print 42.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item