Genre: Landscape Photography View in the Eden Gardens, looking across the stone bridge towards the pagoda brought back from Burma after the Second Burmese War. Subjects = public gardens
Genre: Landscape Photography Shipping moored along the riverbank and in mid-stream on the Hugli at Calcutta. The majority are three-masted sailing ships, although the nearest vessel, brig-rigged, also has steam-powered paddle wheels. Subjects = river scenes; sailing ships; transport; water tr...
Govt. House at corner of Maidan, Calcutta. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking north across the Maidan from Chowringhee Road towards Government House (somewhat distant) and the other buildings along Esplanade Row. The High Court can be seen in the distance at the extreme left of the photograph. Although unsigned, the pencilled num...
Great banian tree in Barrackpore Park. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the banian tree from the park. Subjects = banyans; public gardens; trees & plants Location = Barakpur; Barrackpore; India; West Bengal
Genre: Landscape Photography Looking across a village pool towards houses beyond. One in the series of views in the Bourne & Shepherd catalogue entitled 'Rustic scenes and village life in Bengal'. Subjects = rural life; tanks; water supplies
[Plantation of the Terai Tea Association, Darjeeling.] Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Genre: Landscape Photography Looking across planted-out fields, with a European overseer directing pickers. Incorrectly captioned on reverse 'Coffee plantation, Ceylon'. Subjects = commercial agencies; plantations; tea industry; Terai Tea Association