Photograph of Kotewali Durwaza in Gaur. Gaur is surrounded by numerous darwazas or gateways; this late 15th century structure is situated at the southern entrance to the city and today marks the border between western Bengal and the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh.
[Coast scene, Batti Malv, Nicobar Islands.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along a stretch of coast on Batti Malv, a small island in the Nicobar group south of Car Nicobar, with two whale boats rowing out of the bay in the middleground. This photograph is a platinum print; for a duplicate, printed as an albumen print, see print 32. P...
[Volcano, probably on Barren Island, Andaman Islands.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the volcano, probably photographed by M.V. Portman. Subjects = landscape features; Temple Collection; unidentified; volcanoes Location = Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Barren Island; India
[Unidentified European building, Andaman or Nicobar Islands.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of a substantial two-storey house, with flagstaff to the right. Possibly the administrative headquarters on the Nicobar Islands. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; official residences; Temple Collection; unid...
[Bridge on Mayurpanklin canal, Sonargaon (?), Dacca district.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a bridge overgrown by vegetation in the Dhaka area, in Bangladesh taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer . The location of this view is unidentified and the bridge could either be in Dhaka City or alternatively over the Mayurpanklin Canal at Sonargaon, which was the capital o...