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Hume Collection: Photographs of Southern India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Photographer(s):...
Catalogue reference: Photo 1098
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 1098
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Title (The name of the record)
- Hume Collection: Photographs of Southern India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Photographer(s): Bourne, Samuel.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860s-1870s
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Description (What the record is about)
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A collection of 12 albumen prints by Samuel Bourne and Bourne and Shepherd, mounted on card with captions written beneath, from the collection of Andrew Parke Hume. A number of the photographs have the photographer's wet stamp on the mount. The collection contains views in the Nilgiris and Ceylon, with two views from northern India. The photographs were probably collected by the father of Arthur Henry Bliss Hume, who was in the Ceylon Civil Service.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Mss Eur D724/174
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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)
- 12 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)
- Gift, 1966-79: Collection presented by Mrs B. M. D. Lee Warner, 1966-79. Transferred from OIOC European Manuscripts (Mss Eur D724/174).
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 235 mm x 295 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/27b3cab0-f45c-457a-88d5-f3fb4c59a2f1/
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Hume Collection: Photographs of Southern India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Photographer(s): Bourne, Samuel.