Murray's diary re4cords that he photographed the Jami Masjid on two occasions, 15th and 25th February 1858. With letterpress label on mount: Printed at the School of Industrial Art, Calcutta, from a negative by Dr Murray, Civil Surgeon, Agra.
Eastern face of the Palace, Delhi. Photographer: John Murray.
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View from the River Yamuna: 'This view takes in the palace buildings from the Diwan-i-Khas to the Asad Burj, including the Musamman Burj in the Khwabgah, the Rang Mahal, and the Mumtaz Mahal within the rest of the zenana with the River Palace of the heir-apparent with its triangular gable being ...
Mussum Boorj and Dewan Khass [Musamman Burj and Diwan-i-Khas] of the Palace, Delhi. Photographer: John Murray.
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'The two jharokhas inserted by Akbar II in the Musamman Burj and the passage from the Khwabgah to the Rang Mahal are particularly prominent in this photograph as is the high gabled tent over the Khwabgah' (J. P. Losty et al., Delhi. Red Fort to Raisina, New Delhi, 2012. Caption to fig. 41). Wit...