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1. Photo 212

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212
Title:
Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India (in 7 volumes). Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Collection of architectural photographs of Southern India in seven volumes, commissioned by the Government of Madras in 1867. The photographs are also included in the India Office Series (Photo 1000), and the original negatives for most are also held in the British Library Collections.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Photo 212/3(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/3(16)
Title:
Carved figure in Tinnevelly [Tirunelveli] Pagoda. Colossal figure of Argunan. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography See note at print 14. Another copy at Photo 1000 (2996).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 212/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/3
Title:
Lyon Collection: Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. [Vol. 3 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound album measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 41 albumen print views of temple and palace architecture at Srivilliputtur, Kalugumalai, Tirunelveli, Tiruchundur, Rameswaram, Ramnad, Kalaiyarkovil and Tirukoshtur.The prints are mounted on card, within a tinted border with the printed l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
41 items

4. Photo 212/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4
Title:
Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. Nos. 370 to 407 [Vol. 4 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound album measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 38 albumen print views of architecture at Avadaiyarkoil, Pudukkottai and Thanjavur. The prints are mounted on card, within a tinted border with the printed legend, 'India by Captain Lyon.' A letterpress caption label, with Lyon's assigned...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
38 items

5. Photo 212/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/5
Title:
Lyon Collection: Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. Nos. 408 to 450 [Vol. 5 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound album measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 44 albumen prints mounted one to a page on card leaves (recto only). The prints are laid down within a tinted border, the bottom of each bearing the legend, 'India by Captain Lyon.' The photographs are listed on the handwritten title-page...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
44 items

6. Photo 212/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/6
Title:
Lyon Collection: Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. Nos. 451 to 490 [Vol. 6 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound volume measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 40 albumen prints of architectural views and sculptural details at Seringapatam, Sravana Belgola, Belur, Halebid and Vijayanagara.The prints are mounted on card, within a tinted border with the printed legend, 'India by Captain Lyon.' A ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
40 items

7. Photo 212/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/7
Title:
Lyon Collection: Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. Nos. 491 to 567 [Vol. 7 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound album measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 38 albumen prints mounted one to a page on card leaves (recto only). The prints are laid down within a tinted border, the bottom of each bearing the legend, 'India by Captain Lyon.' The photographs are listed on the handwritten title-page...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
38 items

8. Photo 212/3(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/3(15)
Title:
Carved figure in Tinnevelly [Tirunelveli] Pagoda. Colossal figure of Kuman. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of carved figure in the temple. See note at print 14. Another copy at Photo 1000 (2995).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 212/3(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/3(17)
Title:
Carved figure in Tinnevelly [Tirunelveli] Pagoda. Colossal figure of Verrabadrum. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of carved figure in the temple. See note at print 14. Another copy at Photo 1000 (2997).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 212/5(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/5(4)
Title:
[Patteshvara Temple, Perur, near Coimbatore. Two carved pillars at entrance.] Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A similar view to Print 3, showing a column sculptured in the form of a rearing horse and rider.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item