[Lalbagh Fort, south entrance, north view, Dhaka]. Photographer: Unknown
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View along walls towards the interior of the gateway, in ruinous condition and much overgrown with vegetation, taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer of the Lal Bagh Fort in Dhaka, now the capital of Bangladesh.
[Puraria Paltan Maidan, small mosque, Dhaka]. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a small mosque on the Puraria Paltan Maidan at Dhaka in Bangladesh. It was taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer. In this view, the small mosque is almost hidden by a tree.
Photograph of the Ramna Gate to the Race Course, in Dhaka, now capital of Bangladesh taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer. The view shows a number of elephants being ridden through the gate.
[Dacca. Ruins of Pagla Pul: 5 miles from the city.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of the ruined bridge at Paglarpul taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer. This famous bridge was built in the 17th century when Dhaka was a seat of Mughal Government. The area has a hot, damp tropical climate and is flooded periodically by waters from the Bay of Bengal as well ...
Photograph of a river scene taken in Dhaka district in the 1870s by an unknown photographer. This view illustrates a scene with a temple on the banks of the Buriganga River at an unidentified location in the Dhaka region in Bangladesh.
[View though the central arch of a brick bridge over a canal, Sonargaon?]. Photographer: Unknown
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This appears to be the central arch of the bridge also seen in print 45. Compare plate in Charles D'Oyly, Antiquiries of Dacca (London: ?1830), Bridge over Tantee Bazaar.
[Bridge on Mayurpanklin canal, Sonargaon (?), Dacca district.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a bridge overgrown by vegetation in the Dhaka area, in Bangladesh taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer . The location of this view is unidentified and the bridge could either be in Dhaka City or alternatively over the Mayurpanklin Canal at Sonargaon, which was the capital o...