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Mss Eur E267/189(1)
- Record Id:
- 041-003244695
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002280306
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026879933.0x001701
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E267/189(1)
- Title:
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Prints 1-41: 'Views of Benares presented by the Maharaja of Benares.' Photographer: Prasad, Madho
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
'Views of Benares presented by the Maharaja of Benares'. Half-leather and green cloth album with title stamped in gilt on front cover, measuring 392x312mm, containing 41 prints with letterpress titles pasted beneath each image. The album contains a series of views of the ghats and riverside buildings of Varanasi (Benares) [1-20], buildings in the city and a number of views at Sarnath, including artefacts in the archaeological museum. The photographs date from the 1880s-1900s (several prints in the album date back to at least 1883. A number also appear in Photo 177, an album dated January 1883). For another copy of this album, with a full print listing, see Photo 17/3.
Subjects = ghats; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); Indian architecture (Hindu); museum objects; museums and galleries; river scenes; Seton Collection; stupas; temples
Location = Benares; India; Ramnagar; Sarnath; Uttar Pradesh; Varanasi
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002280306
036-002280452
040-002280454
041-003244695 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur E267 : Papers of Sir Malcolm Seton, India Office official 1898-1933, and papers of Lady Seton, including material relating to Ireland and…
Mss Eur E267/188-204 : Sir Malcolm Seton, India Office official 1898-1933, and Lady Seton: chiefly photographs taken during his visit to India
Mss Eur E267/189 : Album of photographs of Benares, presented [? to Seton] by the Maharaja of Benares Dated as: [? 1917]
Mss Eur E267/189(1) : Prints 1-41: 'Views of Benares presented by the Maharaja of Benares.' Photographer: Prasad, Madho - Hierarchy:
- 032-002280306[0017]/036-002280452[0002]/040-002280454[0035]/041-003244695
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E267
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1882
- End Date:
- 1884
- Date Range:
- c 1883-1900s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Prasad, Madho
- Subjects:
- Archaeological Museum (Sarnath)