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1. Photo 614

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614
Title:
Views of India. Photographer(s): Lal and Son, M. Ganeshi
Scope & Content:
In two parts: Photo 614/1 Album of 63 indian views by Oscar Malitte and V. Pont, 1860s. Photo 614/2 22 loose prints, Indian and European views, some by Ganeshi Lal and Son, 1900s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s-1900s
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Photo 614/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1
Title:
Album of Indian views. Photographer(s): Mallitte, Oscar Jean Baptiste
Scope & Content:
Brown half-leather bound album in very poor condition measuring 375 x 263 mm. The album has suffered a good deal during its lifetime and the binding is detached from the album block, while the cloth is partially separated from the boards. Several of the prints, originally loosely tipped down on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s-1870s
Extent:
63 items

3. Photo 614/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(1)
Title:
[View of the Strand and River Hugli, Calcutta.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes; sailing ships; shipping; transport; water transport Location = Calcutta; Hugli (river); India; West Bengal
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 614/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(2)
Title:
Foot of Parisnath [Foot of Parasnath Hill, Bihar]. Photographer: Pont, V.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of road and banyan trees. Subjects = banyans; trees & plants Location = Bihar; India; Parasnath Hill
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 614/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(3)
Title:
Native village near Calcutta. Photographer: Mallitte, Oscar Jean Baptiste
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Indian village or basti. Other copies viewed of this print identify the location as Garden Reach. With European villas in the background. Photograph unsigned, but probably by Oscar Mallitte. Subjects = bastis
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 614/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(4)
Title:
Shiek [sic] Selim's Gateway [Buland Darwaza], Futtepure Seekree. Photographer: Pont, V.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Buland Darwaza. Subjects = architectural elements; gateways; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); mosques
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 614/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(5)
Title:
Bird's eye view of Calcutta from the [Ochterlony] Monument. Photographer: Mallitte, Oscar Jean Baptiste
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking north-east towards the Dhurrumtollah Tank at the east end of Esplanade Row, with Chowringhee Road at the right. Section of a panoramic view, continued in print 7. Subjects = panoramas
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 614/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(6)
Title:
Fort at Parasnath. Photographer: Pont, V.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view of the fort. Subjects = forts Location = Bihar; India; Parasnath Hill
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 614/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(7)
Title:
Chowringhee [Road from the Ochterlony Monument, Calcutta]. Photographer: Mallitte, Oscar Jean Baptiste
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking eastwards towards Chowringhee Road. This print links up with print 5 to form a panoramic view, and is probably part of a wider panorama. Subjects = panoramas
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 614/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 614/1(8)
Title:
[Mutiny] Memorial, Cawnpore. Photographer: Pont, V.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Faded print of Marochetti's angel in the Memorial Gardens at Kanpur. Subjects = European sculpture; monuments and memorials
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item