[Buddhist temple in the Summer Palace, Peking.] Photographer: Beato, Felice
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Genre: Architectural Photography This is print No 48 listed in the China series of H. Hering's Photographic views and panoramas taken by Signor Beato: 'Pagoda up on the Hill - Summer Palace, Yuen-Ming-Yuen, Pekin, October 18th, 1860'. Subjects = Chinese architecture; pagodas; Temple Collecti...
[General view in Peking.] Photographer: Beato, Felice
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Genre: Landscape Photography This is one of the China series of prints described in H. Hering's Photographic views and panoramas taken by Signor Beato. The actual subject is unclear. Subjects = Temple Collection; unidentified
..[?].. cave, Barabar, Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2785) where its described as 'Karna Chopar Cave'. This is 'No 45' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kep...
Ruins of Gaur. [Tomb of Fateh Khan]. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of ruins of Gaur. This photograph shows the tomb of Fateh Khan, a 17th century nobleman who was associated with the Mughal Emperor Shah Shuja. The tomb is interesting architecturally as, according to Asher it appears to be the first example of a Mughal structure with this type of slop...