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Fiebig Collection: Views of Calcutta and surrounding districts. Photographer(s):...

Catalogue reference: Photo 247

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Reference
Photo 247
Title
Fiebig Collection: Views of Calcutta and surrounding districts. Photographer(s): Fiebig, Frederick.
Date
c 1850-1855
Description

Collection of 255 hand-coloured salted paper print views of Calcutta and surroundings (including Barrackpore, Serampore, Bandel, Chandernagore, Chinsura), divided in four parts (Photo 247/1-4). This series is part of the larger collection of views (comprising Photo 247-251) purchased by the East India Company from Fiebig in 1856.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Immediate source of acquisition
Purchase, 1856: Purchased by the East Company from the photographer, 1856.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5858b59b-baf7-4d95-aff4-9de71afc3023/

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Fiebig Collection: Views of Calcutta and surrounding districts. Photographer(s): Fiebig, Frederick.