EARLY VIEWS OF HYDERABAD [SET OF 10]
General View of Charminar
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1880s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
Tombs of Golconda
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1890s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
The Golconda Fortress has been the Fort of the Qutub Shahi, dynasty who ruled Hyderabad from the XVIth to the XVIIth centuries. Queen Hayat Baksh was the wife of Muhammad Quli Shah. (British Library Board)
View of Musi River
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1880s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
Photograph of the River Musi near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh photographed by Deen Dayal in the 1880s. The Musi, a tributary of the Krishna, or Kistna river, is 52 miles long from its source in the western Anantgiri hills to the eastern boundary of Hyderabad city. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) founded Hyderabad city beside the River Musi in 1591.(British Library Board)
Golconda Fort
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
Principal Street View
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1880s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
The Charminar is Hyderabad's most famous landmark and in this vintage image, we see the Mecca Masjid on the far right. In the foreground are the crossroads that terminate at the main gates or Kaman's of the old city. These streets formed the stone arcaded historic bazar called patthergatti famed for its trade in pearls, diamonds and other wares.
Gulzar Houz/Gulzar House is a historic fountain located in Hyderabad, India. It is located near Charminar. The fountain is in the middle of the road between Charminar and Madina building.
The area between the four arches of Charkaman was a vast square called Jilu Khana or the Guard's Square. In the centre of the square was the Char-Su-Ka-Hauz (the cistern of four cardinal points). This was later known as "Suka-Hauz" and now Gulzar Houz. It was an octagonally shaped water reservoir made for quenching the thirst of the Nizam's soldiers. At that time, there were four streams flowing from this fountain, dividing each of the Radial roads into two halves. (British Library Board)
The Residency
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1880s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
The building was instigated by Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick (1764-1805), the British Resident who ousted the French and established British supremacy in Hyderabad in 1798. He negotiated several treaties on behalf of the Governor-General with the Nizam of Hyderabad before he died while on a visit to Calcutta in 1805. The Residency was designed by Samuel Russell, son of the artist John Russell (1744-1806) and was built between 1803 and 1806. The construction was paid for by the Nizam of Hyderabad. This is a view of the front of the building with its Corinthian portico crowned by a pediment showing the arms of the East India Company. Colossal lion sculptures flank the steps up to the entrance.(British Library Board)
Chowmahalla Palace
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1880s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
The Chaumhalla Palace complex is made up of four palaces: the Afzal Mahal, Mahtab Mahal, Tahniyat Mahal and Aftab Mahal, all arranged around a central courtyard garden with a marble cistern in the centre. The Chaumhalla Palace was commenced in 1750 with later additions by successive Nizams.
The right part of an elevated view of Chowmahalla Palace. Two buildings with Ionic and Corinthian porticos face a central water tank and garden. A number of people can be seen standing on one side of the water tank. The Mecca Masjid, also known as Makkah Masjid, a large mosque topped with domes on two of its corners, and the Char Minar or Charminar, a ceremonial structure with four arches and minarets that are topped with domes, can be seen on the centre-right area of the image.(British Library Board)
Golconda Fort
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1880s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
View of the Golconda or Golkonda Fort, a fortified complex sprawled across a hilly landscape. The complex lies in a state of ruin with parts of it overgrown with bushes. Two men can be seen standing near the fort.(British Library Board)
The Ruth (Nature Conveyance)
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, Secunderabad" at verso
Interior of the Hindu Colonnade at the Kutub, Delhi
Lala Deen Dayal
Albumen silver print
Circa 1860s
Wet stamp for "Lala Deen Dayal Photographer, Indore" at verso
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Wiele and klein
DELHI DURBAR,1903, DELHI [SET OF 8]
Platinum prints on paper
8.9 x 11.5 in (22.6 x 29.2 cm)
Rs 75000.00 - 100000.00
$ 1048.95 - 1398.60
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