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Neg 719
- Record Id:
- 032-003380553
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003380553
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100048757045.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Neg 719
- Title:
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Views in the Botanical Gardens, Calcutta. Photographer(s): Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Collection of original glass negatives, with modern prints at Photo 719. The negatives are uncaptioned, but all show views in the Botanical Gardens at Calcutta. According to the xerox copy of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew register, the negatives were presented to Kew by Sir David Prain (Director of Kew, 1905-22 and formerly Director of the Botanical Survey of India and Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens, 1889-1905) on 1 March 1922. A note with the negatives dates the photographs 1870-8.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003380553", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Neg 719: Views in the Botanical Gardens, Calcutta. Photographer(s): Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003380553
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003380553
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 19 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Glass Negative
Photograph - Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- c 1870-1878
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 120 mm x 165 mm to 205 mm x 255 mm
- Source of Acquisition:
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Presented by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, via Mr R. Desmond.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Subjects:
- Botanical Gardens
- Places:
- Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia