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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 430 Material Type Photographs

2361. Photo 430/41(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(31)
Title:
The storming of Seringapatam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = Curzon Collection; prints and drawings
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2362. Photo 430/41(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(32)
Title:
The Defence of Seringapatam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = Curzon Collection; prints and drawings
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2363. Photo 430/41(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(33)
Title:
Front view of garden and mausoleum of Haidar and Tipu, Ganjam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: 'This is a view taken from the gateway, over which the Navabat Khana or Music Hall of the Mausoleum is built. The graceful palms are probably those planted by Tipu, but the ancient cypress trees that once lined the central walk have gradually...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2364. Photo 430/41(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(34)
Title:
The Sally Port, Seringapatam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; forts; gateways
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2365. Photo 430/41(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(35)
Title:
Sri Ranganathaswami's Temple, Seringapatam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of exterior wall and entrance gopura. Caption notes read: 'The temple of Sri Ranganathaswami is the principal Hindu building in the fort. It is related that in the earliest ages, Gautama, rishi, worshipped here. In A.D. 894, one Tirumalaiya appears to have ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2366. Photo 430/41(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(36)
Title:
The Elephant Gate, Seringapatam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: 'This was the principal entrance to the fort and is situated on the south side. An inscription on it, in Persian, states that the foundation of the fort was in the year 1219 from the birth of Muhammad (1791 A.D.) under a favourable conjunctio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2367. Photo 430/41(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(37)
Title:
The Wellesley Bridge, Seringapatam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: 'Wellesley Bridge, over the Kaveri at Seringapatam, was erected in 1804, under the direction of Dewan Purnaiya, at the cost of 5½ lakhs, and named after the Governor-General, the Marquis of Wellesley. It is an interesting specimen of native a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2368. Photo 430/41(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(38)
Title:
Tipu's Flagstaff, Seringapatam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; forts
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2369. Photo 430/41(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(39)
Title:
The Mausoleum of Haidar and Tipu, Ganjam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption notes read: 'The mausoleum or gumbaz was built by Tipu Sultan for his father. It is a square building of stone, surmounted by a dome, and surrounded by a colonnade of polished pillars of black hornblende. The interior is painted in lacquer with the tiger...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

2370. Photo 430/41(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/41(40)
Title:
The Tombs of Haidar and Tipu, Ganjam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Interior view of the mausoleum. Caption notes read: 'There are three tombs; those of Haidar, Tipu, and Tipu's mother. Each is covered with a handsome gold embroidered pall. A tablet on Tipu's tomb has in verse the following expressions: - The light of Islam and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item