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| Views of India album, between 1857 and 1863
1 Linear
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(1 box)
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Views of India album (digitized version)
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| The album contains 54 views of central and northern India that appear to have been
taken by a skilled amateur photographer.
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| Arrangement |
| In original order. |
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item |
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front cover |
2017.R.35-fc Front cover |
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front
endpapers
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2017.R.35-fe Front endpapers |
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front free endpaper
verso
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2017.R.35-fev Verso of front free endpaper |
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fly leaf -
recto
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2017.R.35-f Fly-leaf |
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Dedication on flyleaf: To the Revd. Edward Cole, M.A. / from Edmund & William
Bellairs, / in memory of a kind deed. / October, 1863. Two cartes-de-visite are
associated with the fly leaf. The carte-de-visite adhered below the dedication
portrays a seated man with a young girl standing between his legs, and has a
handwritten caption attached to its lower edge which reads: Capt. E. H. Bellows &
Cassandra. The second carte-de-viste, inserted at the page opening, is a portrait of
an unidentified man seated at a desk and writing in a book. The photographer's imprint
on its verso reads: Mason & Co. / 28, Old Bond Street, London / 9 Promenade
Villas, Cheltenham / 20 St. Giles Street, Norwich.
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1st blank
page
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2017.R.35-bl1 Blank page |
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2nd blank
page
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2017.R.35-bl2 Blank page |
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1 recto |
2017.R.35-1r Chachai Waterfalls, Rewah, C.I. |
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2 recto |
2017.R.35-2r Poowah Waterfalls, Rewah, C.I. |
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3 recto |
2017.R.35-3r Kajrāhā Temples, Chutterpore State, C.I. |
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Khajuraho, Chhatapur district. |
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4 recto |
2017.R.35-4r Bhadaura Temples, Churkhance State, C.I. |
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5 recto |
2017.R.35-5r Chunar Fort, Mirzapore Dist. |
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Chunar Fort, also known as Chandrakanta Chunarghar or Charanadri, Mirzapur district,
Uttar Pradesh.
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6 recto |
2017.R.35-6r Gatēhri, Chutterpore, C.I. |
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7 recto |
2017.R.35-7r Gateway of Nawab's Palace, Banda |
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8 recto |
2017.R.35-8r The Baradari, Seonda Fort nr. Banda |
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Datia era fort near Seondha, Madhya Pradesh. |
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9 recto |
2017.R.35-9r The Nagode Chief in Durbar |
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10 recto |
2017.R.35-10r Head of the Keontee Waterfall, Rewah, C.I. |
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Keoti Falls, Rewa district, Uttar Pradesh. |
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11 recto |
2017.R.35-11r The Mohani Temple & Street, Mirzapore |
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Mohini temple, Mirzapur. Numbered in negative: 23; with monogram: WM. |
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12 recto |
2017.R.35-12r The Naiabakri Ke Hareli, Kalinjir Fort |
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13 recto |
2017.R.35-13r Gateway of the Doorgah, Chunar |
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Gate to Shah Qasim Sulaiman's tomb. Numbered in negative: 6; with monogram: WM. |
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14 recto |
2017.R.35-14r Bamboos near Sohawul, C.I. |
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Numbers in negative are cropped off: 15? |
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15 recto |
2017.R.35-15r Kotwali Well, Mirzapore |
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Numbered in negative: 20; with monogram: WM. |
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16 recto |
2017.R.35-16r Luchminaram's Ghat, Mirzapore |
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Pakka Ghat. |
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17 recto |
2017.R.35-17r Niagwrhi Falls, Rewah, C.I. |
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Annotation on mount: 360 ft. |
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18 recto |
2017.R.35-18r Kot Tirth Tank, Kalinjar Fort |
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19 recto |
2017.R.35-19r Below the Chachai Falls, Rewah, C.I. |
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20 recto |
2017.R.35-20r Gopal Sagar, Kalinjar Village |
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21 recto |
2017.R.35-21r Bharigarh, Old Fort Gateway |
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Bhanghar? Annotation on mount: A.D. 200. Numbered in negative: 99. |
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22 recto |
2017.R.35-22r The Mohani Temple &c. at Mirzapore |
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Mohini temple. Monogram in negative: WM. |
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23 recto |
2017.R.35-23r Doorova Ghat, Nagode & Banda Road |
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24 recto |
2017.R.35-24r Causeway over the Beylun River, Great Deccan Road |
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25 recto |
2017.R.35-25r Beylun River Causeway |
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26 recto |
2017.R.35-26r Part of the Old College, Seonda Fort nr. Banda |
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27 recto |
2017.R.35-27r Bhadaura Temples |
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28 recto |
2017.R.35-28r Madhogurh Fort, Rewah, C.I. |
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Madhogarh Fort, Rewah. Numbered in negative: 62; with monogram: WM. Components of the
fort complex are also noted in annotations on the mount.
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29 recto |
2017.R.35-29r Sohawul Fort, C.I. |
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Numbered in negative: 44; with monogram: WM. |
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30 recto |
2017.R.35-30r Bharighar, the New Town |
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Bhanghar? |
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31 recto |
2017.R.35-31r Baba Manda Ke Mandil, Banda |
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Numbered in negative: 86; with monogram: WM. |
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32 recto |
2017.R.35-32r Interior of Madhogurh Fort, Rewah, C.I. |
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33 recto |
2017.R.35-33r Kajrāhā Temples, Chutterpore, C.I. |
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Numbered in negative: 115; with monogram: WM. |
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34 recto |
2017.R.35-34r Patarkechar Fort, C.I. |
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Numbered in negative: 143; with monogram: WM. |
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35 recto |
2017.R.35-35r Rewah Survey, Secondary Station at Kalinjir Fort |
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36 recto |
2017.R.35-36r Holy Place in Baba Manda Ke Mandil, Banda |
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37 recto |
2017.R.35-37r Temples at the Bharia Ghat, Mirzapore |
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Burrier (Bariya) Ghat, Mirzapur. Numbered in negative: 14; with monogram: WM. |
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38 recto |
2017.R.35-38r Katehra, Chutterpore, C.I. |
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39 recto |
2017.R.35-39r Punnah Rajah's Palace, at Punnah, C.I. |
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40 recto |
2017.R.35-40r Burgut Tree at Bharighar |
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Annotation continues: Tank built A.D. 1062. Numbered in negative: 97; with monogram:
WM.
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41 recto |
2017.R.35-41r Mackinnon's House, the Old Brewery, Mussoorie, N.W.P. |
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42 recto |
2017.R.35-42r Old Walls at Bharighar |
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Annotation continues: Built about A.D. 200. |
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43 recto |
2017.R.35-43r Our Garden at Kingscraig, Mussorie [sic] |
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Annotation in left margin: W. H. L. & / W. G. M. / made here / F. E. |
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44 recto |
2017.R.35-44r Pau Gardens at Raipoor, Rewah, C.I. |
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45 recto |
2017.R.35-45r Gooraia, on the River Touse, Rewah |
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Faint annotation on mount in a second hand: Scene on the douse at Gooraia Mewahli.
Numbered in negative: 20 (?, cutoff); with monogram: MW.
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46 recto |
2017.R.35-46r Banda Church |
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Numbered in negative: 80. |
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47 recto |
2017.R.35-47r Weighing Cotton at the Nahr Ghat, Mirzapore |
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Numbered in negative: 18; with monogram: WM. |
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48 recto |
2017.R.35-48r Kajraha Temple |
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Numbered in negative: 111; with monogram WM. |
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49 recto |
2017.R.35-49r Kumhow Talao, Kalinjir Fort |
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Faint annotation on mount in a second hand: Kumbow, Salow, Kalinjr. |
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50 recto |
2017.R.35-50r Looking Down Stream from the Chachai Falls, Rewah, C.I. |
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Numbered in negative: 66. |
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51 recto |
2017.R.35-52r Kalinjir Fort from the Distance |
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52 recto |
2017.R.35-52r Poorwa Waterfalls, Rewah, C.I. |
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Purwa Falls, Rewa. |
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53 recto |
2017.R.35-53r Stone Idols |
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Annotations below the statues read, from left to right: The Buh?; Vishnu; Krishnu;
Hanooman; Mahadeo; Gunesh.
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54 recto |
2017.R.35-54r Kirwee, Palace & Fort |
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55 recto - 90
recto
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2017.R.35-55r_90r Blank pages |
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back
endpapers
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2017.R.35-be Back endpapers |
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back cover |
2017.R.35-bc Back cover |
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Notes |
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Two notes from different hands and dates are also inserted in the album at the first
blank page. The older note, written in pencil on buff laid paper, describes the making
of the Banda & Kirnie(?) prize money. The second, written in ink on blue paper
lists the accomplishments of Professor Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, the winner of the
1964 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
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