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 1 Aug 2013 New Books
View of Maula Ali near Hyderabad - 1799

This is plate 3 from 'Hindoostan Scenery consisting of Twelve Select Views in India' by Francis Jukes (1746-1812) and Thomas Anburey (1759-1840) of the Corps of Engineers in Bengal.

Anburey served with the Bengal Army as a surveyor in 1792 and 1793, t... Read More
 1 Aug 2013 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)
By John Law
Published by Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta - 1914

Book extract:

After the terrible flood of 1908, which was the highest and most disastrous that had occurred in Hyderabad for at least three-quarters of a century, and which was caused b... Read More
 1 Aug 2013 Rare Paintings
North-east view of Hyderabad - 1799

This is plate 1 from 'Hindoostan Scenery consisting of Twelve Select Views in India' by Francis Jukes (1746-1812) and Thomas Anburey (1759-1840) of the Corps of Engineers, Bengal.

While serving with the Bengal Army between 1792 and 1793, Anburey helped su... Read More
 14 Jul 2013 Rare Photographs
The Telegraph Office, Bombay - 1870s

An albumen print mounted on brown card by Francis Frith & Co., part of the Universal Series of topographical photographs.

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 13 Jul 2013 Rare Photographs
Gigantic embroidery in stone at base of Kutb Minar, Delhi - 1903

Stereoscopic photograph of the base of the Qutb Minar at Delhi, taken by James Ricalton in c. 1903, from The Underwood Travel Library: Stereoscopic Views of India. The Qutb Minar is a tower of victory, part of a complex containin... Read More
 3 Jul 2013 Rare Paintings
"At Tirupetty (Tirupati), about fifty miles from Madras, there is an old temple much frequented by pilgrims, and very interesting to the student of Indian architecture. Pursuing the path up the hill, we go through three towers curiously carved. The hill is two thousand five hundred feet high, and... Read More
 30 Jun 2013 Rare Photographs
Naini Tal, Landslip in 1880

Photograph of the aftermath of the Nainital landslip from the Macnabb Collection (Col James Henry Erskine Reid): Album of views of 'Naini Tal' taken by an unknown photographer in 1880. The area of the Kumaon Hills had come under British rule after the Anglo-Nepal Wa... Read More
 30 Jun 2013 Rare Photographs
General view of the north end of Naini Tal - 1875

Photograph of Nainital from the Macnabb Collection (Col James Henry Erskine Reid): Album of views of 'Naini Tal' taken by an unknown photographer in 1875. According to legend Nainital takes its name from the Hindi word for eye as it is said to ... Read More
 18 Jun 2013 Rare BOOKS
The New Guide to Delhi
By Lieut. Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt
Assistant Commissioner, Delhi
Printed by G.A. Savielle, Allahabad - 1866


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Iron pillar and screen of arches on west side of the Qutb Mos... Read More
 18 Jun 2013 Rare Paintings
The Lahore Bazaar near the Delhi Gate, Punjab - 23 January 1879

Water-colour painting of a bazaar in Lahore city in the Punjab (modern Pakistan) by Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt (1836-1910), 23 January 1879. Inscribed on the front in pencil is: 'A.H. 23 Jany 79'; on the back in ink:' Lahor... Read More
 15 Jun 2013 Rare Paintings
A View of Agra Fort, by a Calcutta artist after William Hodges - 1800

Water-colour drawing of a view of the Fort at Agra from the river, after William Hodges, by a Calcutta artist, dated 1800-1810.

This view of Agra Fort is after the engraving by J. Walker 'A View of Agra taken from the Sou... Read More
 15 Jun 2013 Rare Paintings
A view of the south side of the Fort of Gwalior - 1787

This is plate 6 from William Hodges' book, 'Select Views in India'. Gwalior had been the capital of an influential state and was renowned for its huge fortress, built on a narrow and long rocky hill of sandstone. The fortress, with its imp... Read More
 14 Jun 2013 Rare Paintings
Eastern gate of the Jummah Musjid at Delhi, by Thomas Daniell, print, aquatint, 1795, London.

This depicts one of the entrances to the Jami Masjid, with steps leading up to an imposing gateway. There is a procession with elephants in the foreground.

This is one of a set of twenty-four print... Read More
 14 Jun 2013 Rare Paintings
Watercolour by William Daniell R.A., entitled 'In the Garden House Reach, Calcutta'. India, ca. 1786-1791.

Watercolour depicting the environs of a garden house in Calcutta. Inscribed with title.

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 10 Jun 2013 Rare Paintings
The Chalees Satoon in the Fort of Allahabad on the River Jumna - 1795

Plate 6 from the first set of Thomas Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery.' Of all the British artists who went to India in the 18th and 19th Centuries, it is Thomas and William Daniell who are the best known. Their work gives us a v... Read More
 28 May 2013 Rare Paintings
Panwell Bunder by Charles Harcourt Chambers, painting, watercolour on paper, India, 1824-28

This painting depicts a road leading inland from the sea. There are camels on the road. In the distance is a landscape, sea and ships. Bullocks sit under the trees in the foreground.

Once travellers ... Read More
 28 Apr 2013 Rare Paintings
Fort at Allahabad seen from the river - 1814

Water-colour painting of the fort at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh seen from the river by Robert Smith (1787-1873) between 1814 and 1815. Inscribed on the mount in pencil is: 'Allahabad.'

The fort at Allahabad was built on the confluence of the Gang... Read More
 28 Apr 2013 Rare Photographs
Ashoka Pillar in Allahabad - 1858

Photograph of the Ashoka Pillar in Allahabad from 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858 after the Uprising of 1857. Allahabad's location at the junction of the Ganges and Jumna river in central In... Read More
 23 Apr 2013 Rare Photographs
View of the Palace at Bangalore from the grounds - 1890

Photograph of the Maharaja’s Palace at Bangalore, Karnataka from the Lee-Warner Collection: 'Souvenirs of Kolhapur. Installation of H.H. the Maharajah, 1894'. The Maharaja’s Palace at Bangalore, Karnataka was built c.1865 and modified fro... Read More
 23 Apr 2013 Rare Photographs
The Palace, Bangalore - 1890

This photograph of the Palace, Bangalore taken in the 1890s by an unknown photographer, is from the Curzon Collection's 'Souvenir of Mysore Album'.General view of the buildings, built in castle form, with a large group seated in carriages in the foreground. Caption... Read More
 23 Apr 2013 Rare Photographs
Distant view of the Palace at Bangalore from the grounds - 1890

Photograph of the Maharaja’s Palace at Bangalore, Karnataka from the Lee-Warner Collection: 'Souvenirs of Kolhapur. Installation of H.H. the Maharajah, 1894'. The Maharaja’s Palace at Bangalore, Karnataka was built in c. 865 and m... Read More