Albumen print. Mounted on a contemporary album leaf with titling in contemporary ink. Verso albumen print Circa 1870 titled ' Jeypore - the Jowrie Bazaar from Sanganger Gate'. 235mm x 190mm. (9.25 x 7.5ins).

The city was founded by the emperor Akbar in 1571, becoming capital of his empire. In 1585, Akbar and his court moved away from his creation, never to return.