Carved granite columns of Temple of Seringham [Ranganatha Temple, Srirangam]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 2066 in the negative. Close view of sculptured pillars depicting riders on rearing horses, with attendant figures, in the Sheshagirirayar Mandapa of the Ranganatha Temple. Listed in the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue as, 'Trichinopoly; mundapam, showing th...
Carved granite columns of the Temple of Seringham [Ranganatha Temple, Srirangam]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 2064 in the negative. View looking along the façade of sculptured pillars depicting riders on rearing horses, with attendant figures, in the Sheshagirirayar Mandapa of the Ranganatha Temple; with two Indian figures posed in the foreground Listed in the Bo...
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1206 in the negative. Visited by the compiler of this album between 3rd and 4th March 1878. Close view of Marochetti's sculpture inside the gothic screen of the Memorial Well. Listed in the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue as 'The Memorial Well, the Marble S...
Interior of Joss House [Canton]. Photographer: Lai Afong
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Canton was visited by the compiler of this album between 24th and 28th February, 1879. With contemporary descriptive letterpress label: 'No. 50-Mars, Boreas, &c. The truculent fellow on the one side is the God of war; on the other we have the God of wind. These figures must not be taken as r...
Full-length studio portrait of a group of priests, with a table in the centre on which stand religious articles and a miniature statue of Buddha. With contemporary descriptive printed label: 'No. 42-Priests. And here are the priests. Dirty, ignorant, lazy rascals, without exception; but in China...