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Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 4: Archaeological...
Catalogue reference: Photo 1000/4
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- Photo 1000/4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 4: Archaeological Survey of Western India). Photographers: Thomas Biggs, James Burgess, David Harold Day Sykes, Robert Gill.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855-1875
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Description (What the record is about)
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Blue buckram album containing 137 albumen prints from the India Office series of archaeological photographs. The photographs show temples, caves and other archaeological sites in Western India. Locations include Pattadakal, Ahmadabad, Than, Junagadh, Girnar, Ghumli, Mukhana, Gop, Mundra, Bhadresvar, Kotai, Jhinjhuwada, Dabhoi, Bhuj, Kera, Dharasinva, Karusa, Narayanpur, Bidar, Amba Jogi, Sanwkhed, Auranagabad and Ajanta. A number of the prints also appear (either in original form or reproduced as lithographs) in James Burgess, Archaeological Survey of Western India. Report on the Antiquities of Kathiawad and Kachh, being the result of the second season's operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1874-75 (London: India Museum, 1876).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Not applicable
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 137 items
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Unrestricted. Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Official deposit.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Bound volume with mounted albumen prints
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/24329937-149f-41e2-b9ab-76d9fa9a31c0/
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: Photo
British Library Photo Collection
Within the sub-fonds: Photo 1000
Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series.
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Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 4: Archaeological Survey of Western India). Photographers: Thomas Biggs, James Burgess, David Harold Day Sykes, Robert Gill.