VIEWS OF DELHI

a)
Samuel Bourne
Kashmir Gate
Circa 1860s
Albumen print mounted on card
6.6 x 9.6 in (16.5 x 24 cm)

View of ruined stone walls with two arched gateways and a bridge over a dry moat. Two native men can be seen standing on the bridge. Also visible are trees and the top of a domed building in the background. (The J Paul Getty Museum)

b)
Samuel Bourne
Feroze Shah Kotla
Circa 1860s
Albumen print mounted on card
6.6 x 9.6 in (16.5 x 24 cm)

c)
Samuel Bourne
Tomb of Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish
Circa 1860s
Albumin print mounted on card
6.6 x 9.6 in (16.5 x 24 cm)

Photograph of Iltutmish's tomb in Delhi from 'Earl of Jersey collection' was taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish (r.1211-1236) continued to develop the Qutb Minar complex started by his father-in-law Qutb-ud-din Aybak (r.1206-1210). His tomb was built c.1236 in his extension to the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. This photograph shows the interior chamber of the mosque decorated with Islamic inscriptions and arabesques carved into the white marble. (British Library Board)

d)
Samuel Bourne
The Purana Kila, Old Fort
Circa 1860s
Albumin print mounted on card
6.6 x 9.6 in (16.5 x 24 cm)

Distant view of Purana Qila from across the dirt plain surrounding it. A high perimeter wall surrounds the fort, with several round bastions at various points along the wall. Humayun's Gate sits on the left side, with two chattris visible atop the Barbican on both sides.

(Set of four)

NON-EXPORTABLE

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