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351. Photo 52(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 52(31)
Title:
Water Gate of Palace, Delhi. Photographer: John Murray.
Scope & Content:
'The Water gate, the south-eastern gate to the Red Fort was constructed by Emperor Shahjahan (r. 1627-1658) for his new city Shahjahanabad. The Water Gate is sited at the south-east corner of the Red Fort below the Asad Burj and leads into a small triangular shaped barbican with a doorway into t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb-Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

352. Photo 101(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(1)
Title:
Entrance to the Fort [Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the main entrance of Fort-Palace in Agra taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The main entrance is on the western side consists of an outer Delhi Gate and an impressive inner gateway, the Hathi Pol (Elephant Gate). This was originally guarded by two huge stone elephants later rem...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

353. Photo 101(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(7)
Title:
Entrance [to the Taj Mahal, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the entrance to the Taj Mahal in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Taj Mahal is the finest building from the Mughal period and one of the most famous monuments in the world. It was built by Sh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

354. Photo 101(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(18)
Title:
The Entrance [to Akbar's tomb, Sikandra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph showing the entrance to the mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in Sikandra from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. Dated inscriptions show that the tomb was completed by Akbar's son Jahangir (r.1605-27) in 16...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

355. Photo 101(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(23)
Title:
[Distant view of] The Gateway [or Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Buland Darwaza, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Buland Darwaza is set into the south wall of the Jami Masjid, or Dargah Mosque at Fatehpur Sikri. This city was built by Akbar (r.1556-1605), th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

356. Photo 120(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 120(6)
Title:
Bihar (old Gate of Fort). Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of ruined gateway. For another copy of this print, see Photo 1002/4 (190).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

357. Photo 197(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 197(23)
Title:
Bala Hissar Gate, [Kabul]. Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of Photo 98 (12), with another copy at Photo 449/1 (16).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

358. Photo 212/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2
Title:
Lyon Collection: Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. Nos. 291-330 [Vol. 2 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound volume measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 40 albumen print views of temple and palace architecture at Madurai and Sakkandurmali.The prints are mounted on card, within a tinted border with the printed legend, 'India by Captain Lyon.' A letterpress caption label, with Lyon's a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
40 items

359. Photo 222(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 222(43)
Title:
Exterior of gate of Taj, Agra. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography From the south-west.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

360. Photo 231(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 231(21)
Title:
Inner view of Kushk Gate, Herat. Photographer: Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Original sketch inscribed: 'E.D. 85.' Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the street towards the ruins of the gateway. Photographic copy of a sketch by Edward Durand, Assistant Commissioner, Afghan Boundary Commission. The letterpress description of this scene (fro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1885
Extent:
1 item

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