Description: |
Photographically illustrated book titled The Archaeology and Monumental Remains of Delhi (Ludhiana: Mission press; Calcutta: Messrs. Thacker, Spink & Co., 1876) by Stephen Carr containing 46 mounted albumen prints. The volume is an author's signed presentation copy to "Private Secretary GW of Madras, 8th June 77", and it includes a tipped-in handwritten letter presenting the book. The books is also stamped: Buckingham Chandos, 1877. At one time, the book was in the possession of Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823-1889). Captions (italics) and staff-supplied descriptions follow.
958:0173:0001 -- The Iron Pillar;
958:0173:0002 -- Kalkaji;
958:0173:0003 -- Masjid Quvvat-Ul-Islam;
958:0173:0004 -- Arch;
958:0173:0005 -- Altamsh’s Arches;
958:0173:0006 -- ‘Alai Darw Azah;
958:0173:0007 -- The Qutb Min’ar;
958:0173:0008 -- The Unfinished Minar;
958:0173:0009 -- The Tomb of Altamsh;
958:0173:0010 -- The Ruins of Tughlaqabah;
958:0173:0011 -- The Tomb of Tughlaq Shah;
958:0173:0012 -- ‘Adilabad;
958:0173:0013 -- The Tomb of Nizam- Uddin;
958:0173:0014 -- Unidentified building;
958:0173:0015 -- The Tomb of Azam Khan;
958:0173:0016 -- The Ruins of Firozabad;
958:0173:0017 -- Unidentified ruins;
958:0173:0018 -- Pir Gaib;
958:0173:0019 -- Unidentified building;
958:0173:0020 -- The Qadam Sharif;
958:0173:0021 -- The Kali Masjid;
958:0173:0022 -- Begampuri Masjid;
958:0173:0023 -- The Tomb of Firozshah;
958:0173:0024 -- Moth-Ki-Masjid;
958:0173:0025 -- The Tomb of Imam Zamin;
958:0173:0026 -- Purana Qil’Ah;
958:0173:0027 --Sher Mandal;
958:0173:0028 -- The Tomb of Adham Khan;
958:0173:0029 -- The Tomb of Humayun;
958:0173:0030 -- Unidentified building;
958:0173:0031 -- Lahore Gate. Fort;
958:0173:0032 -- Delhi Gate Fort;
958:0173:0033 -- The Nakar Khanah;
958:0173:0034 -- Diwan ‘Am;
958:0173:0035 -- Diwan Khas;
958:0173:0036 -- Moti Masjid. Fort;
958:0173:0037 -- Musamman Burj;
958:0173:0038 -- Kashmir Gate. City;
958:0173:0039 -- The Jam’a Masjid. Modern Delhi;
958:0173:0040 -- Masjid Fatehpuri;
958:0173:0041 -- Zinat-Ul-Masajid;
958:0173:0042 -- Unidentified building;
958:0173:0043 -- The Sonheri Masjid;
958:0173:0044 -- The Jantr Mantr-Observatory;
958:0173:0045 -- Sonsheri Masjid- Near The Fort;
958:0173:0046 -- The Tomb of Safdar Jang. |
