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4681. Photo 1228(20)

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Photo 1228(20)
Title:
[Forest Trees of India.] No. 11. Pterocarpus marsupium, 'Beeja' or 'Bigesar.' Highest point of Sathpoora range Central Provinces. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the Indian kino tree in left foreground, with forest extending towards distant mountains beyond. With additional note on album page beneath print: 'It is a fine tall handsome tree with dark coloured heart wood used for building purposes. Its gum 'kino' is la...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4682. Photo 1228(21)

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Photo 1228(21)
Title:
[Indian Forest Trees.] No. 12. 'Cassia fistula' 'Cathartocarpus fistula' Central Provinces. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of trees in a clearing. With additional note on album page beneath print: 'A beautiful tree with long pendulous racemesof yellow flamens resembling [?]likurneem. The pods are often two feet long.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4683. Photo 1228(22)

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Photo 1228(22)
Title:
[Indian Forest Trees.] No. 13. Tamarindus indica. Tamarind tree. Hoshungabad: bank of Nerbudda River. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Webber' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View of a tamarind tree beside a path, with a European woman (possibly Webber's wife Matilda?) standing in its shade in the right foreground. The India figure standing in the left background, presumably a servant, is id...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4684. Photo 1228(23)

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Photo 1228(23)
Title:
[Indian Forest Trees. No. 14.] Hardwickii [Hardwickia] binata. Unjun tree. Very hard & heavy timber. Central Provinces. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the tree standing in a grassy forest clearing. With additional note on album page beneath print: 'This is a tall graceful tree with delicate foliage not uncommon in the Narbadda valley. Its timber is harder, heavier & more durable than teak. It makes exc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4685. Photo 1228(24)

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Photo 1228(24)
Title:
[Indian Forest Trees.] No. 15. Terminalia tomentosa. Saj tree. Boree [Bori] Forest. My camp. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of of a saj tree in a forest clearing, with Webber's tent on the right. With additional note on album page beneath print: 'Called 'asan' in Bengal. A very common beautiful & very lofty tree with very straight stem usually found with sal which it strongly re...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4686. Photo 1228(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1228(25)
Title:
[Forest Trees of India.] Old peepul tree. Our compound Hoshungabad [and] Ficus religiosa. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of of a the base of a peepul tree and in the right foreground a Ficus religiosa (bo tree), growing beside a stream or pool near Webber's house at Hoshangabad. A number of religious artefacts are placed at the base of the peepul tree. Another copy of this image ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4687. Photo 1228(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1228(26)
Title:
[Forest Trees of India.] No. 15/2. ' Babul,' Acassia arabica - camel thorn [and] mango. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of tree growing on either side of a road.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4688. Photo 1228(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1228(29)
Title:
[Indian Forest Trees.] No. 17. Anogeissus acuminatus [acuminata], 'dhoura'. Puchmurri [Pachmarhi]. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of tree in lightly wooded ground. With additional note on album page beneath print: 'A beautiful small tree, Central Provinces.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4689. Photo 1228(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1228(30)
Title:
[Indian Forest Trees. No. 17.] Eugenia jambolana. Jamun tree. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a jamun tree growing beside a road. In the foreground stands a European identified as Major Hughes Hallett, standing beside a two-wheeled cart or 'ringi.' On the left is a larger cart, a timber gharree, loaded with wood. With additional note written on album...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4690. Photo 1228(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1228(31)
Title:
[Forest Trees of India. No. 18.] Bassia longifolia [Madhuca longifolia], hurrur. Photographer: Webber, Thomas Wingfield
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the tree, growing in lightly wooded ground, with one of the tents of Webber's camp on the left. With an additional note written on the album page beneath the print: 'A useful dark grained timber. Its seeds afford a useful oil.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

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