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WD1345
- Record Id:
- 040-003280688
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280687
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002b5b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997336.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1345
- Title:
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Outside and inside view of Hurst’s Hotel, Mussoorie (U.P.). May 1876. Artist(s): Browne, James W. (fl. 1876)
- Scope & Content:
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Pen-and-ink and wash drawing showing an outside and inside view of Hurst's Hotel, Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh by James W. Browne in May 1876.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Mussooree. May 1876. Hurst’s Hotel, J.W.B.’
Mussoorie, in the Himalayan foothills developed following the popularity of Shimla, the nearby hill station and summer capital of British India. A convalescent centre for soldiers was established at Landour nearby and the two towns soon merged. Many substantial homes appeared, precariously situated on the mountainside, some belonging to Maharajas and others belonging to more humble residents. By 1842 the town consisted of 42 houses, a hotel and five barracks. The clientele for the new resort came from far and wide and it was soon dubbed ‘Queen of the Hill Stations’ due to its spectacular and varied mountain scenery.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280687
040-003280688 - Is part of:
- WD1345-1346 : BROWNE, JAMES W. (fl. 1876) This is possibly Major J. Browne, an Executive Engineer of Public Works, stationed in Calcutta at this…
WD1345 : Outside and inside view of Hurst’s Hotel, Mussoorie (U.P.). May 1876. Artist(s): Browne, James W. (fl. 1876) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280687[0001]/040-003280688
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1345-1346
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997336.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1876
- End Date:
- 1876
- Date Range:
- 1876
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pen-and-ink; wash. 25 x 32.7 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)