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1. Photo 212/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2
Title:
Lyon Collection: Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India, by Captain Lyon. Nos. 291-330 [Vol. 2 of 7]. Photographer(s): Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Modern buckram-bound volume measuring 520 x 455 mm, containing 40 albumen print views of temple and palace architecture at Madurai and Sakkandurmali.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 a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
40 items

2. Photo 212/2(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(33)
Title:
Madura. The Sacred Tank [Teppakulam]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View across the Teppakulam tank, looking towards the central island, on which stands a temple, with pavilions at each corner. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., L...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 212/2(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(36)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. The Rock and Tank. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the tank towards the rock face beyond, with a ghat at the right. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 212/2(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(26)
Title:
Madura Palace. General view from outside the walls. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards Trimul Naik's Palace, with the British courthouse in the foreground. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by Jame...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 212/2(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(31)
Title:
Madura Palace [Tirumala Nayaka Palace]. View of the side aisle. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the interior of the quadrangle arcade, towards a European man (probably Lyon himself), seated at the far end and supplying an indication of scale. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architectu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 212/2(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(34)
Title:
Madura. Another view of the Sacred Tank [Teppakulam]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A second view looking across the Teppakulam Tank (see also print 33), taken from a different angle and showing a slightly more distant view of the central island and temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 212/2(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(38)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. Front of entrance porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along main façade of temple mandapa, with pillars carved in the form of rearing horses and other mythical animals. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co.,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 212/2(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(39)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. Interior of the entrance porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the sculptured columns of the interior of the temple mandapa. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the follo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 212/2(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(40)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. The Sacred Tank. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the shrine in the centre of the tank. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the following description of this...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 212/2(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(29)
Title:
Madura Palace. The interior. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View inside the audience hall of Trimul Naik's Palace, looking towards wooden seating with punkahs above. Another copy at Photo 1000 (2969). See also Photo 953/4 (6), for a similar view, taken a decade earlier. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item