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032-003039394 Subject Hill Stations

1. Photo 11(84)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(84)
Title:
Nynee Tal. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Distant view of the Naini Tal from the lakeside near Buttress Castle, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. According to legend, Nainital takes its name from the Hindi word for eye as it is said to be the spot at which Sati's (Parvati) eye fell to earth and is one of the 64 Peethas, or sacred pi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 11(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(18)
Title:
Ootacamund from Bellevue. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View looking down onto the valley and houses of Ootacamund, with Elk Hill in the distance, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 11(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(16)
Title:
Panoramic view of Ootacamund. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Panoramic view taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.View taken from a spur of Dodabetta, looking down onto the town and the hills rising beyond on the far side of the valley.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 11(77)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(77)
Title:
General view of Simla. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
A general view of Shimla, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The hill-station of Simla is built across a range of hills and connecting ridges.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 11(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(23)
Title:
Through the trees from Dodabet [Ootacamund]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Oval image. View framed by trees, looking along the valley at Dodabetta in Ootacamund (Ooty), taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 11(78)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(78)
Title:
North side of Mount Jakko, Simla. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View from Elysium Hill towards Jakko, Shimla, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Mount Jakko, 2,450 m, is the highest peak in Shimla. The hill-station of Shimla, now the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh, became a popular resort with British residents of India in the 1820s. It also beca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 11(82)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(82)
Title:
General view of Mussoorie and Landour. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of Mussorie and Landour, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Mussorie in the Himalayas is perched on a horseshoe shaped ridge above the Doon valley at a height of 2,002 m. It has been a popular hill station since the1820s when the British military officer Captain Young laid the foundations...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 11(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(17)
Title:
Ootacamund from hill above Sylk's Hotel. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
General view of Ootacamund (Ooty) looking across the valley towards the lake above Sylks Hotel, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 11(76)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(76)
Title:
View from Talbot House, Simla. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
General view of roads and tree-lined hillside, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 11(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(19)
Title:
Ootacamund from the approach to Rocklands. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View looking along the valley towards the lake, with trees and a winding road in the foreground, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item