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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 11 Subject Religious Buildings

21. Photo 11(64)

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Photo 11(64)
Title:
General view of the city, Delhi. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the courtyard of the Jami Masjid, Delhi, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The Jami Masjid was the principal mosque of Shah Jahan's new capital city Shahjahanabad. The largest mosque in India. It took six years to build and functioned as a congregational mosque which could hold ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 11(66)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(66)
Title:
The Jumma Musjid, Delhi. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
A distant view of the Jami Masjid, Delhi, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The Jami Masjid was the principal mosque of Shah Jahan's new capital city Shahjahanabad. The mosque is built of red sandstone with white marble. The main building is topped by three onion-shaped domes of white marble ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 11(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(69)
Title:
Interior of the colonnade of Hindoo pillars at the Kootub, Delhi. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1374 in the negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 11(72)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(72)
Title:
The Golden Temple, Umritsar. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Golden Temple or Hari Mandir, Amritsar, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1864. The Hari Mandir is situated at Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhs founded in 1579. It is the holiest of the Sikh gurudwaras and contains the Adi Granth, the Original Book. The temple is an example of late Mug...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 11(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(73)
Title:
View from the Palace in the Fort, Lahore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Bourne 416' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Bourne no. 416. View looking towards the Jami Masjid.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 11(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(75)
Title:
Picturesque view of the Church, Simla, from Jakko. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of the Christ Church from Jakko hill, Shimla, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Mount Jakko, 2,450 m, is the highest peak in Shimla. Christ Church designed by Colonel J.T. Boileau was built between 1844 and 1857. The large porch added in 1873 was a popular place for meetings before and a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 11(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(81)
Title:
The Church, Simla [in] winter. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Distant view of Christ Church, Simla, and snow covered hillside, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Christ Church designed by Colonel J.T. Boileau was built between 1844 and 1857. The large porch added in 1873 was a popular place for meetings before and after services and was also the best sit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 11(94)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(94)
Title:
Ruins of Martund. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
General view of the ruins of the Surya Temple at Martand, Jammu and Kashmir, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The temple, dedicated to the sun deity, is considered a masterpiece of early-Kashmir temple style and was built by Lalitaditya (c.724-60) the most powerful monarch of the Karkota dyn...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item