Mausoleum of Safdar Jang, Delhi. Inscribed on back in pencil and ink: ‘Garden view of the Tomb of the Nabob Sufdar Jung (Grandfather to Asoph ul Dowlah Nabob of Oude situated 3 Coss or Six Miles to the South west of Delhi.)’
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra, near Agra. Inscribed on back in pencil ‘East view of the Tomb of the Emperor Acbar from the garden in the middle of which it is erected at Secundra 3 Coss. or Six Miles from Agra, right hand side of the road leading to Delhi.’
Mausoleum of I‘timad al-Daula, Agra. Inscribed on front in Persian characters:. in English in ink: ‘The Tomb of Ittamaud ul Dowlah Vizier to the Emperor Juhangeer with the Title above named.’. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 370 by 540 mm.
Entrance to the Taj Mahal, Agra. In the foreground a bullock cart, a tent, a palanquin and elephant, with a gentleman of rank proceeding to the entrance. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Gateway leading to the Taaje Mahal’; in ink: ‘Gateway leading to the Taje Mahal near Agra’. 423 by 551 mm; 39...
Tomb of I‘timad al-Daula, Agra. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Tomb of Etmaum Ul Dowlah - Agra’: in ink: ‘Etemaum-Dowlah’s Tomb opposite Agra on the Left Bank of the River Jumna.’. 429 by 554 mm; 386 by 511 mm within border.
Tomb of Maryam az-Zamani at Sikandra. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘A Mussulmaun’s Tomb - near Agra 40 miles from it: A Mussulman Tomb 40 miles from Agra.’ 305 by 425 mm; 235 by 370 mm within border. Note: The same view, also unidentified precisely, is in the Wellesley Album, Add.Or.1145.
The Katra (Muslim Seminary), Murshidabad, with behind the tomb of Murshid Quli Jafar Khan
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The Katra (Muslim Seminary), Murshidabad, with behind the tomb of Murshid Quli Jafar Khan (1703-27), the founder of Murshidabad, and a busy market in front. A large tree to the left. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘The ... built by Jaffier Cawn at Moorshedabad’; and in ink: ‘The Palace built by...
The tomb of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti (d. 1543) at the Nadan Mahal, Lucknow
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The tomb of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti (d. 1543) at the Nadan Mahal, Lucknow. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Niran Mahl near Lucknow and Mosque built in the time of the Emperor Ackbar.’ 393 by 506 mm; 328 by 442 mm within border. Note: The same view, uninscribed, is in the Wellesley Album, Add.Or.1136.