India, September 1872

Album titled India, September 1872 of fifty-six photographs of Calcutta (25) including the seven-part Panorama of Calcutta Maidan measuring 7.5 x 12.5 in (18.9 x 31.6 cm) (each), Benaras (5), Agra (10), Delhi (10), Cawnpore (3), Allahabad (1), Bombay (2), albumen prints mounted on card and captioned in ink on mounts in the same unknown hand, two per page on 4 pages, one per page on 52 pages at recto only. Size of each photograph with nine measuring approx. 4.25 x 5.75 in (10.5 x 14.6 cm)., the remaining vary between 7.25 x 9.75 in (18.5 x 24.5 cm) or 9.25 x 11.5 in (23.6 x 29.4 cm). Album size: 12.75 x 16.25 x 12.75 in (32.5 x 41 x 32.5 cm). Mount Size: 12.25 x 15.25 in (31 x 38.5 cm). Contemporary leather bound in brown leather with gold tooling to the covers including the title “INDIA SEPTEMBER 1872”. All edges gilt.

Thirty-one photographs are signed and numbered in the negative by Bourne (nos. 1706,1698,1708,1709,1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1725,1727,1165,1167,1169,1174,1177,1074,1075,1078,1080,
1217,1219,1221,1227,1232,1903,1206,1208,1199), thirteen by Sache (nos. 222,121,100,109,112,116,119,125,134,138,401,395) and one by F H Jackson.

Photographs appear in the following sequence: -
1) St. James Church, Calcutta
2) Government Place. East. Calcutta
3) Shipping in the Hooghly. Calcutta
4) Town Hall. Calcutta
5) Hare Street
6) Dalhousie Square
7) Old Court House Street. Calcutta
8) General Post Office
9) High Court, Calcutta
10) Entrance to Government House, Calcutta
11) Government House, Calcutta
12) Government House with the garden, Calcutta, Signed “Bourne 1706” (lower right)
13) The Eden Gardens, Calcutta – Photo by F H Jackson (lower left)
14) Lord Hardinge’s Statue & Ochterlong Monument, Calcutta, Signed “Bourne 1698” (lower right)
15) The Cathedral & Bishop Palace, Calcutta, Signed “Bourne 1708” (lower left)
16) Panoramic View from Chowringee Road, Calcutta, Signed “Bourne 1709” (lower right)
17) Panoramic View of Calcutta from the Ochterlong Monument, Signed “Bourne 1716” (lower left)
18) Panoramic View of Calcutta from the Ochterlong Monument, Signed “Bourne 1716” (lower left)
19) Panoramic View of Calcutta from the Ochterlong Monument, Signed “Bourne 1717” (lower right)
20) Panoramic View of Calcutta from the Ochterlong Monument, Signed “Bourne 1718” (lower right)
21) Panoramic View of Calcutta from the Ochterlong Monument, Signed “Bourne 1719” (lower right)
22) Panoramic View of Calcutta from the Ochterlong Monument, Signed “Bourne 1720” (lower left)
23) Panoramic View of Calcutta from the Ochterlong Monument, Signed “Bourne 1721” (lower left)
24) Low tide at Calcutta, Signed “Bourne 1725” (lower left)
25) The Strand near the Eden Gardens, Calcutta, Signed “Bourne 1727” (lower right)
26) General view from the opposite bank of the Ganges. Benaras, Signed “Bourne 1165” (lower right)
27) The River & Bridge of Boats from Mosque. Benaras, Signed “Bourne 1167” (lower left)
28) The Burning Ghat, Benaras, Signed “Bourne 1169” (lower left)
29) Sumeree Temple at Ramnuggur from the tank. Benaras, Signed “Bourne 1174” (lower centre)
30) Queen’s College, Benaras, Signed “Bourne 1177” (lower left)
31) The gate of the Taj, Agra, Signed “Bourne 1074” (lower left)
32) Taj and Garden from the entrance gate, Agra, Signed “Bourne 1075” (lower left)
33) Taj, from the ruin, Agra, Signed “Bourne 1078” (lower right)
34) The Taj from the corner of Quadrangle, Agra. Signed “Bourne 1080” (lower left)
35) The Fort from the South West, Agra. Signed “Bourne 1217” (lower right)
36) The Fort. Delhi Gate. Agra. Signed “Bourne 1219” (lower left)
37) The Fort Palace of Akbar with the Taj in the distance. Signed “Bourne 1221” (lower left)
38) Quadrangle of the Motee Musjid (Pearl Mosque) Agra. Signed “Bourne 1227” (lower right)
39) Mausoleum of Prince Itimad. Dowlab from the Gate. Agra. Signed “Bourne 1232” (lower left)
40) Secindra Kinog, Akbar’s Court. Signed “Sache 222” (lower left)
41) Delhi, Birds eye view. Signed “Sache 121” (lower left)
42) Delhi. Exterior of the Jumma Musjid from N.E. Signed “Sache 100” (lower left)
43) Delhi, Jumma Musjid Interior Mosque & Quadrangle. Signed “Sache 109” (lower left)
44) Delhi. Exterior of Dewan-i-Kass. Signed “Sache 112” (lower left)
45) Delhi. Military Church. Signed “Sache 116” (lower left)
46) Delhi, The “Lat” or stone pillar & ruins of Palace. Signed “Sache 116” (lower centre)
47) Delhi. Mausoleum of the Emperor Humaioon. Signed “Sache 119” (lower centre)
48) Delhi. Mausoleum of Sufter Jung. Signed “Sache 125” (lower left)
49) Delhi. Kutub Minar & Great Arch from the West. Signed “Sache 134” (lower left)
50) Delhi. Great Arch & Iron Pillar. Signed “Sache 138” (lower left)
51) The Memorial Well with the Church in the distance, Cawnpore. Signed “Bourne 1903” (lower centre)
52) The Memorial Well, the marble statue by Marochetti from the entrance, Cawnpore. Signed “Bourne 1206” (lower left)
53) Suttee Chowra Ghat, the scene of the Massacre, Cawnpore. Signed “Bourne 1208” (lower left)
54) The Railway Bridge across the Jumna, Allahabad. Signed “Bourne 1199” (lower left)
55) Bombay View of Elphinstone Circle. N. Side. Signed “Sache 401” (lower right)
56) Bombay. St. Andrews Church and Ramport Row. W. Signed “Sache 395” (lower right)

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