No. 10. Near view of the Taj [Mahal] from the river Jumna, Agra. Taj means sepulchre on an extensive scale: the Emperors of Delhi lie here. Photographer: Tytler, Robert and Harriet
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Taj Mahal from the riverbank just to the north-east. Both Dr John Murray (see Photo 35 (1)) and Felice Beato (see Photo 25 (21), who gave the Tytler's tuition in photography, took views of the Taj from an almost identical viewpoint. The infor...