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

St James’s Church Delhi.

Delhi’s oldest church, built in 1836 by Colonel James Skinner, founder of Skinner’s Horse.

Circa 1900.

Silver print. 270 x 210mm. (10.6 x 8.3 ins).

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Alfred Sache. Tomb of Colonel Mackeson, Peshawar.

Frederick Mackeson (1807-1853) distinguished as a Frontier and Political Officer, in the First Afghan War, in the Khyber and Peshawar.

Circa 1880.

Albumen print. 210 x 195mm. (8.25 x 7.7ins).

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Bourne and Shepherd. Moti Masjid, Red Fort, Delhi.

Also known as the Pearl Mosque, this was added to the main complex in 1659 by Aurangzeb as a place for the emperor’s private prayers.

Circa 1860.

Silver print. 260 x 210mm. (10.25 x 7.7ins).

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Charles Shepherd and Arthur Robertson. Gate of the tomb of Emperor Akbar at Secundra near Agra, completed in 1612.

Circa 1885.

Albumen print. 270 x 215mm. (10.6 x 8.5ins).

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Charles Shepherd and Arthur Robertson. Possibly the Seraglio, part of the Red Fort complex in Delhi, completed by Shah Jahan in 1648.

Late nineteenth century.

Silver print. 275 x 215mm. (10.8 x 8.5ins).

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Charles Shepherd and Arthur Robertson. Throne of the Diwan-i-Am, Red Fort, Delhi, completed by Shah Jahan in 1648.

The hall of public audience where the emperor heard petitions from members of the public.

Circa 1880.

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

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Charles Shepherd and Arthur Robertson. Verandah facing the Rang Mahal, Red Fort, Delhi, completed by Shah Jahan in 1648.

The Rang Mahal, one of five surviving pavilions, formed part of the ‘zenana’.

Circa 1880.

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

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Felice Beato. Kashmiri Gate Delhi with figures in the middle and foreground.

This double gate was originally constructed by the army engineer Robert Smith in 1835. It was the scene of fierce fighting during the 'Indian Mutiny' of 1857 and the recapture of Delhi from the sepoys.

Circa 1860.

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

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Felice Beato. Kashmiri Gate Delhi.

This double gate was originally constructed by the army engineer Robert Smith in 1835. It was the scene of fierce fighting during the 'Indian Mutiny' of 1857 and the recapture of Delhi from the sepoys.

Circa 1860.

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

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Randolph Holmes. Mulbek Gompa (monastery), Eastern Ladakh.

‘Mulbek Gompa itself is spectacularly situated on the very pinnacle of a crag 200 metres above the main road, with a footpath winding up to it from behind...', Janet Rizvi, Ladakh, Crossroads of High Asia, Oxford University Press, Delhi 1996.

Circa 1925.

Gelatin silver print mounted on original card. Titled in pencil "Mulbek temple perched on the heights. Ladakh". 270mm x 250mm. (10.6 x 9.75ins).

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