032-003126686 - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/30(3029)
Title:: Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar inside porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography '...another representation of Shiva, with all his attributes, but this time slaying one of the sons of Kasimuni, the principle of evil'. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1270. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (11).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/30(3033)
Title:: Tanjore Pagoda. General view from outside the Fort. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography 'The celebrated Pagoda is situated inside the smaller of the two forts....before entering it will be as well to keep to the road to the left which passes along the outer wall of the fort, as it is here only that a photograph can be obtained, combining all the pr...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/30(3036)
Title:: Tanjore Pagoda. General view of inner court. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography '...the visitor enters a great court-yard, about 500 feet long by about 250 in width'. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1277. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (18).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/30(3084)
Title:: Mahavellipore, near Madras. General view of granite rocks. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards rock outcrop dotted with cave temples. On the summit of the rocks stands the Olakkanatha Temple, with the entrance to the Mahishamardini Cave directly beneath. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1326. Duplicat...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1868
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3189)
Title:: The mihrab of the Jami Masjid, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the richly-decorated mihrab, or niche indicating the direction of Mecca. India Museum no. 1431. Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3189). 540. - On entering the mosque and advancing into the centre square...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Unspecified
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3223)
Title:: The Goal, formerly Azam Khan's Palace, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of Azam Khan's Palace, used at this time as a prison. India Museum no. 1466. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3223). Lyon supplies the following description in his 'Notes to accompany a series of photograph...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3232)
Title:: Façade of Muhafiz Khan's Mosque, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view of the east façade, showing the triple-arched screen with flanking minarets. India Museum no. 1475. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3232). Lyon supplies the following description in his 'Notes to accompany...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/34(3458)
Title:: No. 9. Ye-nan-gyoung [Yenangyaung]. Balcony of a Kyoung. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close-up detail of wood-carving on the balcony of the monastery. Letterpress continues: 'Quite Burmese in its grotesqueness'. Duplicate at Photo 61/1 (9).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/34(3462)
Title:: No. 13. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Sheen-byeen-baudi Pagoda [Mahabodhi Pagoda]. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Mahabodhi Pagoda at Pagan. Letterpress continues: 'A peculiar specimen of Pugahm architecture rather Hindoo-like in style. The spire and walls outside are crowded with figures of Gautama in niches. In the enclosure in front are some fifty anc...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/34(3467)
Title:: No. 18. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Distant view of Gauda-palen. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography With the Irrawaddy in the background. Letterpress continues: 'Taken from the top of Thapinyu. The ruins of all shapes and sizes seen in this view, give an idea of the manner in which they are scattered for about eight miles along the river, to a depth of sometim...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1855
Extent:: 1 item

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