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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1060 Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable) Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 1060(4)

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Photo 1060(4)
Title:
St John in the Wilderness, Nynee Tal. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
A photograph, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, of the Church of St John-in-the-Wilderness, Nainital taken by John Edward Saché in the 1860s. View from the wooded hillside looking down onto the church. The Church of St John-in-the-Wilderness was built in 1846 in the Gothic style and has a dark-c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1060(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(5)
Title:
Nynee Tal looking west. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
A photograph, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, of Nainital taken by John Edward Saché in the 1860s shows the sacred lake which forms the focal point of the hill station. View looking along the lakeside road towards the main part of the town. The town was founded in 1841 and became the summer he...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1060(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(6)
Title:
Nynee Tal looking south. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
A photograph, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, of Nainital taken by John Edward Saché in the 1860s shows the sacred lake which forms the focal point of the hill station. The town was founded in 1841 and became the summer headquarters of the colonial administration of the province. It was a popu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1060(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(7)
Title:
The Cemetery, Nynee Tal. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
A photograph, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, of the cemetery at the Church of St John-in-the-Wilderness in Nainital taken by John Edward Saché in the 1860s.View from the hillside looking down onto the cemetery to the south of the Church of St John in the Wilderness.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1060(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(8)
Title:
Bheem Tal. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Bhimtal, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, taken by John Edward Saché during the 1860s.View looking along the lake, with a temple in the foreground. Bhim Tal (Bhim Lake) is situated 22 km from Nainital in the Kumaon Hills. This area of Kumaon came under British rule after the Anglo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1060(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(9)
Title:
Almora. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Almora, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, taken by John Edward Saché during the 1860s. General view looking over the town. Almora, situated on a horseshoe shaped hill, was the capital of the independent Hindu Kingdom of Kumaon until it was attacked and incorporated into the Gurkha ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1060(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(11)
Title:
Almora Bazaar. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Almora Bazaar, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, taken by John Edward Saché during the 1860s. This view looks at a cobbled street of the bazaar, with figures seated in the foreground on the steps of a building with an elaborate carved wood balcony decorated with antlers.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1060(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(12)
Title:
Srinuggur, Cashmere. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
A photograph, from the 'Album of Indian Views', of Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir taken by John Edward Saché during the 1860s. This view is along a canal lined with houses cantilevered out over the water. Some of the old timber houses with their sloping earth roofs survive even today.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1060(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(15)
Title:
Nizam-oo-deen's Tomb, Delhi. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
A photograph, from the 'Album of Indian Views', of the Dargah or tomb of Nizam-ud-Din Auliya taken by John Edward Saché. View of the marble doorway and screen at the entrance to Nizam-ud-Din's Tomb. Shaikh Nizam-ud-Din Chisti was a great sufi mystic, a spiritual descendant of Moinuddin Chisti. T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1060(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1060(16)
Title:
The Sutti Chowra Ghat, Cawnpore. Photographer: Saché, John Edward
Scope & Content:
A photograph, from the ‘Album of Indian Views’, of the Sati Chaura Ghat in Kanpur taken by John Edward Saché in the 1860s. General view, looking along the riverbank towards the ghat.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item