Indoislamica: art and rare books relating to India, Central Asia and the Islamic world

Golden Temple Amritsar.

A remarkable panoramic and partially aerial view of a crowded scene at the Golden Temple, Amritsar circa 1930. It shows the then newly built surrounding buildings including the clock tower as well as the Darshani Deori (gateway) with the original paintwork – now whitewashed.

3 gelatin silver prints conjoined and partially hand-coloured on the original card mount (marked, some marginal loss and laid-down for support). Image size 21.5 x 6ins. Mount 24 x 10ins.

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Group of Circassian Girls.

Circassian women came from the Caucasus, a region encompassing some of the Southern part of the Russian Federation, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the fringes of Turkey.

Circa 1880/1890.

Albumen print. Photographer’s credit and number/s in negative ‘Arrrou(?)/ 1225 / 475’. 205 x 270mm. (8 x 10.75ins). Some fading.

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Jama Masjid, Delhi.

The city’s principal mosque was begun by Shah Jahan in 1650. Five thousands masons worked on its construction for 6 years. The French traveller Francois Bernier described how, during the reign of Shah Jahan’s son, Aurangzeb, the streets of the city were watered in preparation for his visit to prayers.

Circa 1885.

Silver print.

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Jeypore (Jaipur) - Entrance gate to the Maharaja's palace.

Circa 1870.

Albumen print. Mounted on a contemporary album leaf with titling in contemporary ink. Verso another albumen print circa 1870 titled 'Lucknow - ruins of the Residence - the memorial'. 235mm x 190mm. (9.25 x 7.5ins).

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John Nicholson’s Tomb, Delhi.

Nicholson, the great hero of the recapture of Delhi in the ‘Indian Mutiny', died of his wounds on 23 September 1857.

Circa 1880.

Silver print. 270 x 195mm. (10.6 x 7.7ins).

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Lahore Gate, Red Fort, Delhi, completed by Shah Jahan in 1648.

The most important gate into the fort complex derives its name from the fact that it faces in the direction of the city of Lahore (now in Pakistan).

Circa 1890.

Silver print. 260 x 190mm. (10.25 x 7.5 ins).

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Lucknow - entrance gate to Secinder Bagh where 2000 mutineers were killed in 1857.

Also known as Secundra Bagh, a villa and garden estate on the outskirts of Lucknow. The scene of fierce fighting during the 'Indian Mutiny' of 1857, it was used by sepoys as a refuge from British troops.

Circa 1870.

Albumen print. Mounted on a contemporary album leaf with titling in contemporary ink. Verso another albumen print circa 1870 titled 'Lucknow - ruins of the residency - the memorial'. 235mm x 190mm. (9.25 x 7.5ins).

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Lucknow - Ruins of the Residency - the Bailey Guard Gate.

Scene of fierce fighting during the 'Indian Mutiny' of 1857.

Circa 1870.

Albumen print. Mounted on a contemporary album leaf with titling in contemporary ink. Verso another albumen print circa 1870 titled 'Agra - Interior of the Motee Musjid'. 235mm x 190mm. (9.25 x 7.5ins).

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Murree 1889.

Established as a hill station by the British in the 1850s, sometimes known as ‘Queen of the Hills’, Murree is especially popular as a summer resort for the residents of Islamabad and the cities of the Punjab.

Albumen print. Mounted on an album leaf and titled in a contemporary hand. 275 x 205mm. (11 x 8.25ins).

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Parsi Tower of Silence.

An unusual view of a Parsi Tower of Silence where followers of the Zoroastrian faith lay out their dead, leaving them exposed to the elements and birds of prey.

Circa 1870.

Albumen print. Mounted on a contemporary album leaf with titling in contemporary ink. Verso another albumen print circa 1870 titled 'Futtehpore Sikri - remarkable pillar in the centre of the Dewan-i-Kass'. 235mm x 190mm. (9.25 x 7.5ins).

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Rattan Chand’s Tank: Lahore.

The serai and water tank was constructed by Dewan Rattan Chand Dhariwala on the site of the garden, awarded to him by the British in 1849.

Albumen print. Mounted on an album leaf and titled in a contemporary hand. 270 x 205mm. (10.5 x 8.25ins).

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Sirdar Khan’s Musjid: Noazung (Mozung), Lahore.

Albumen print. Mounted on an album leaf and titled in a contemporary hand. 275 x 205mm. (10.75 x 8.25ins). Some fading, a few age spots.

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