Curzon Collection: 'The Abu Album, 1895-96'. Photographer(s): Herzog and Higgins
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Maroon full-leather album, measuring 367 x 503 mm, containing mounted prints with handwritten captions and a letterpress introduction. Pages are interleaved with tissue and the title is stamped in gold on the front cover along with the photographer's name. A handwritten dedication on the front f...
Curzon Collection: Views of the 'Dacca Shikar, Feb 1904'. Photographer(s): Unknown
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Red half-leather album, 302x422mm, containing mounted prints with handwritten captions. The photographs record the hunting trips undertaken by the viceregal party during Curzon's tour of Eastern Bengal in 1904. According to the itinerary for the tour (see Mss Eur F 112/473), the party camped 'on...
Genre: Historical Events View of a paddle steamer towing a river steamer Subjects = Ava (paddle steamer); Curzon Collection; named vessels; paddle steamers; Rhotas (river steamer); river steamers; steamers; transport; viceregal tours; water transport Location = Bangladesh; Khulna
Shikar party landing, 1st Day. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events View of the hunting party arriving on land from a small local craft. Subjects = Curzon Collection; hunting; local craft; transport; viceregal tours; water transport Location = Bangladesh; Khulna
Shikar party landing, 1st Day. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events Similar view to previous print. Subjects = Curzon Collection; hunting; local craft; transport; viceregal tours; water transport Location = Bangladesh; Khulna