The great gun known as Malik-i-Maidan or 'Monarch of the Field', Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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General view of the gun from the side. Reproduced in Henry Cousens, 'Bijapur and its architectural remains' (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pl. iv (a)
Hindu temple converted into a mosque (Karim-ud-Din's Mosque) near the Citadel Gate, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the mosque, a poor quality print. Described in Henry Cousens, 'Bijapur and its architectural remains' (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pp. 41-43. Subjects = Indian architecture
Close view of west door of Ibrahim Rauza Tomb, with surrounding decorative work, Bijapur. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Reproduced in Henry Cousens, 'Bijapur and its architectural remains' (A.S.I., Imperial series, vol. XXXVII, Bombay, 1916), pl. xlvii: 'The doors are of teak, are divided into carved panels with Arabic writing, and are furnished with deep rails and styles carryin...
Close view of a viragal (memorial stone) with inscription in Kanarese, showing sculptural details, Betgeri. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a massive viragal (standing some 12 or 13 feet high), with an Indian figure posed beside it as an indication of scale. Reproduced in Henry Cousens, 'The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts' (Archaeological Survey of India, vol. XLII, N...
General view of the Nandishvara Dvipa, in the Nandishvara Dvipa Tuk, Satrunjaya. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of main façade and entrance porch of the temple. There is confusion between various sources as to the precise location of this temple. George Michell, 'The Penguin guide to the monuments of India' (vol I, London, 1989), p. 308, states that the temple is wit...
General view looking towards rock with Asoka inscriptions at Jaugada, Ganjam District. Photographer: Caddy, Alexander Edwin
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Genre: Landscape Photography This is a similar view, though taken some twenty years later, to print 2243. It is, however, taken from a lower viewpoint than that photograph and looks up towards the bungalow, with the summit of the hill beyond. The main part of the bungalow appears to have been d...