Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints & Photographs II Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints & Photographs II SAMUEL BOURNE (1834 - 1912)
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Set of 31 Photogravures issued by “Bourne & Shepherd Publishers, India” in 1904/ 1905; Printed in Germany. These are reproductions of the glass negatives taken by the firm’s founder Samuel Bourne in the 1860s or by his firm’s photographer Colin Murray in the 1870s.
13 x 9.5 inches - average size These are titled [as spelt below images]:
Bombay – Backbay From Malabar Hill [Photogravure No. 21], Benares–Girn Bape [Gian Vapi] Or Well Of Knowledge [No. 39], Buddhagaya – The Statue Of Buddah [No. 45], Budhgya – N. W. View [No. 47], Delhi – The Motee Musjid [No. 56], Agra – Interior Of Motee Musjid [No. 64], The Palace Of Akbar [No. 65], Cawnpore – Suttee Chowra Ghat [No. 68], Lucknow – The Bailey Guard Gate [No. 70], Jeypore – Principal Street [No. 73], Oodeypore – The Great Temple At Eklingjee [No. 76], Futteypore Sikri – The Mosque [No. 80], Marble Tomb Of Sheik Selim Chisti[No.82], Mount Abu – Jain Temple [No. 85], Ahmedabad – Huthi Singhs Tomb [Actually Jain Temple] [No. 86], Madura – Entrance To The Holy Of Holies [No. 89], Trichinopoli – Façade Mundapum [No. 92], Rangon – Shwe Dagon Pagoda [No. 95], Darjeeling Railway–Between Ghoom & Darjeeling[No. 99], Darjeeling – Coolie Woman [No. 105], Himalayan Bullock Cart [No. 106], Calcutta – Eden Gardens [No. 110], Burning Ghat [No. 114], Simla – Generalview [No. 150], Simla – From The Railway [No. 153], Panorama Of Kalka-Simla Railway [No. 154], Panorama Of Kalka-Simla Railway [No. 155], Panorama Of Kalka-Simla Railway [No. 155a], Kashmir – Bridge Of Shops [No. 156], Long Reach Of The Jhelum [No. 159], Mount Everest From Phalut [No. 161]