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Photo 1002/17(865)
- Record Id:
- 041-003134578
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003133616
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026192681.0x00074a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1002/17(865)
- Title:
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General view of the Bara Pula Bridge, Delhi. Photographer: Caney, W.
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
See Carr Stephen, The archaeology of the monumental remains of Delhi (Ludhiana and Calcutta, 1876), p. 209: 'This bridge is at a short distance to the south-east of the southern gateway of Humayun's Tomb...It is a massive strucrure of stone and mortar and spans what De Laët calls a branch of the Jumna...The bridge is 361 feet long, 46 feet wide and has a maximum height of 29 feet. The sides of the bridge are protected by heavy masonry walls; the walls over the arches are flanked by minars, about 10 feet high, one on each side of every arch...'
Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); bridges; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic)
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003133616
040-003134575
041-003134578 - Is part of:
- Photo 1002 : Archaeological Survey of India Collections: Indian Museum Series. Photographer(s): Joseph Daviditch Melik Beglar, Shepherd and…
Photo 1002/17 : Archaeological Survey of India Collections: Indian Museum Series (volume 17, nos. 863-910: Punjab). Photographer(s): Caney, W.
Photo 1002/17(865) : General view of the Bara Pula Bridge, Delhi. Photographer: Caney, W. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003133616[0017]/040-003134575[0003]/041-003134578
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1002
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1879
- Date Range:
- 1870s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Caney, W.
- Subjects:
- Archaeological Survey Of India Collections
Archaeological Survey of India: Indian Museum Series
Bara Pula Bridge (Delhi) - Places:
- Delhi, India