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Mss Eur F171/116

Record Id:
040-003251845
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002317755
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100026880274.0x0002af
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F171/116
Title:

Werge Thomas Collection: Views of Delhi illustrating incidents of the Indian Mutiny.

Scope & Content:

Collection of 10 loose prints, most mounted on card, captioned in ink on the mounts. Print 1 is the work of Felice Beato. Prints 2-6, showing locations in Delhi associated with the Mutiny, appear to have been taken shortly after the event by an unidentified photographer. Prints 7-9 are miscellaneous later views. Print 10 is a modern copy of a Beato photograph of the interior of the Sikandarbagh at Lucknow (originally incorrectly identified as Delhi).

Process = Albumen prints; gelatin silver prints

Photographers = Felice Beato and others unknown., ;

Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002317755
040-003251845
Is part of:
Mss Eur F171 : Werge Thomas Collection: papers of Brig-Gen John Nicholson (1821-57), Bengal Army 1839-57, and other members of his family; of…

 

Mss Eur F171/116 : Werge Thomas Collection: Views of Delhi illustrating incidents of the Indian Mutiny.
Contains:
Mss Eur F171/116(1) : The Cashmere Gate, Delhi. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Mss Eur F171/116(2) : The breach near the Cashmere Gate - repaired with mud walls [Delhi]. Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur F171/116(3) : Mori Bastion, Delhi. Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur F171/116(4) : Flag Staff Tower on the Ridge before Delhi. Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur F171/116(5) : Hindu Rao's House, our main picquet on the Ridge before Delhi. Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur F171/116(6) : The Mosque on the Ridge before Delhi. Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur F171/116(7) : Delhi Storming Columns [photograph of a diagram of the columns involved]. Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur F171/116(8) : [The Cross and ball from the dome of St James's Church, Delhi.] Photographer: Unknown
Mss Eur F171/116(9) : The Diwan Am in Fort, Delhi [postcard]. Photographer: Mirza and Sons, H.A.
Mss Eur F171/116(10) : [Interior of the Sikandarbagh, Lucknow.] Photographer: Beato, Felice

 

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Hierarchy:
032-002317755[0019]/040-003251845
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F171
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
10 items
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Not applicable
Scripts:
Not applicable
Start Date:
1857
End Date:
1859
Date Range:
c 1858-1950s
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 51 mm x 79 mm to 349 mm x 258 mm

Source of Acquisition:

Bequeathed to the India Office by Evelyn Warde Werge Thomas (1891-1975).

Material Type:
Photographs
Legal Status:
Not Known