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1. Photo 247/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(1)
Title:
St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig.' Genre: Architectural Photography General view of St Paul's Cathedral from the roadway to the south-east.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 247/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(3)
Title:
Hindoo temple at the banks of the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Dakshineshvara Temple on the bank of the Hugli north of Calcutta, the main building still under scaffolding and with evidence of building work on the open ground in front. The temple was completed in 1855.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 247/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(7)
Title:
Hindoo temple, Chitpore Road, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the temple known as the Black Pagoda, with thatched huts on the Chitpore Road in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 247/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(8)
Title:
Dwelling of a native gentleman near Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fiebig' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View looking northwards across the tank towards two small temples with Bengali style roofs on the far side. Between and behind these shrines is a two-storey mansion in classical European style, with a central sem...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 247/1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(9)
Title:
Mosque near Calcutta (Ballygunge) [Shahbani Begum Mosque]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig.' Genre: Architectural Photography View of the Shahbani Begum Mosque, with tank in foreground. (Compare modern photograph in 'Changing Vision, Lasting Images, Calcutta through 300 Years' (Marg, Bombay, 1990, p. 64). Built c. 1840.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 247/1(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(11)
Title:
Mosque, corner of Dhurrumtollah, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography General view of Tipu Sultan's Mosque at the junction of Dhurrumtollah Street and Esplanade Row.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 247/1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(12)
Title:
Hindoo temple, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a small shrine or temple with bangla-style double-tiered roof.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 247/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(29)
Title:
Dwelling of a Mogul merchant, Chinsurah [sic, for Imambara at Chinsura]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). View in the courtyard of the building, which is in fact the imambara at Chinsura, with figures posed for the photographer. The most prominent of these stands beneath a ceremonial umbrella held by an attendant. For another view...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 247/1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(36)
Title:
Ghaut on the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a terrace on the riverbank towards the ghat, built in European style with ionic columns, with what appear to be temple buildings in the background. This is possibly the river frontage of the Dakshineshvara Temple, north of the city.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 247/1(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/1(51)
Title:
Ghaut on the Hooghly [Calcutta]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the river from the steps of the ghat, with temple buildings partly visible on the right. This photograph shows the same location as prints 36 and 52, possibly at the Dakshin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item