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1. Photo 977

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Photo 977
Title:
Journal of a tour through Spiti, to the frontier of Chinese Thibet, with photographic illustrations. Photographer(s): Egerton, Philip Henry
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Imprint: London: Cundall, Downes, and Company, 168, New Bond Street. 1864. Folio, quarter-bound in leather and red buckram (modern rebinding, 1967), measuring 383 x 287 mm; pp. 68, containing 37 prints (wanting prints 17-22), laid down one to a page (apart from prints 9-10, 31-32, two to a pag...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1863
Extent:
37 items

2. Photo 977(23)

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Photo 977(23)
Title:
Dhunkar. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards fort and monastery on ridge: 'The fort, monastery, and village of Dhunkur are most picturesquely situated on a bluff of conglomerate limestone, which is connected with the uplands by a narrow ridge, considerably lower than the fort. The rock, wh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 977(13)

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Photo 977(13)
Title:
Chota Shigri. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Part of glacier moraine in foreground, looking up towards mountain peaks. Subjects = Egerton, P.H., 'Journal of tour through Spiti...' (1864); glaciers; landscape features; mountain scenery Location = Himachal Pradesh; India; Shigri; Shigri Glacier
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 977(1a)

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Photo 977(1a)
Title:
Frontispiece. - Kangra Fort. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the Rajput fort standing on the cliffs overlooking the Banganga River. Subjects = Egerton, P.H., 'Journal of tour through Spiti...' (1864); forts Location = Banganga (river); Himachal Pradesh; India; Kangra
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 977(22)

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Photo 977(22)
Title:
Kee Monastery [PRINT MISSING]. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Print missing from this volume: see copy at BL 1784.a.10. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); monasteries Location = Himachal Pradesh; India; Kee
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 977(27)

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Photo 977(27)
Title:
Strolling musicians [at Dankhar]. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Large group of musicians, both male and female. Subjects = Egerton, P.H., 'Journal of tour through Spiti...' (1864); ethnic groups; musicians; Tibetans Location = Dankhar; Himachal Pradesh; India; Spiti
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 977(28)

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Photo 977(28)
Title:
Monks in procession [Dankhar]. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of monks, with the Abbott of Dankhar (also seen in print 30) standing in the centre. Several of the monks hold musical instruments, such as horns and cymbals: 'July 27th. I had summoned representative monks from each of the five monasteries of Sp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
27 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 977(11)

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Photo 977(11)
Title:
A Guddee family [?at Chhika]. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Large family group posed in front of their house, probably at Chhika (spelled Chikkan by Egerton). Subjects = Egerton, P.H., 'Journal of tour through Spiti...' (1864); ethnic groups; Guddees Location = Chhika; Himachal Pradesh; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 977(14)

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Photo 977(14)
Title:
Shigri Glacier. - Upper view. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of glacier an surrounding mountain peaks. Subjects = Egerton, P.H., 'Journal of tour through Spiti...' (1864); glaciers; landscape features; mountain scenery Location = Himachal Pradesh; India; Shigri; Shigri Glacier
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 977(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 977(30)
Title:
The Abbot of Dhunkur. Photographer: Egerton, Philip Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait, looking full face to the camera and holding a pair of cymbals. The background has been masked or bleached out. Subjects = Egerton, P.H., 'Journal of tour through Spiti...' (1864); lamas; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism) L...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
27 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item