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Snowy peak near the source of the Ganges [Snowy peaks near Gangootri, from Bhairamghati]....

Catalogue reference: Photo 1098(8)

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Photo 1098(8)
Title
Snowy peak near the source of the Ganges [Snowy peaks near Gangootri, from Bhairamghati]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel.
Date
1866
Description

Genre: Landscape Photography. View looking towards mountains (faded in highlights) with trees in foreground. The title in brackets above is that given in the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue. The photograph won a medal at the Bengal Photographic Society Exhibition of 1867. Subjects = Hume Collection. Location = Bhaironghati; India; Uttar Pradesh.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
1537
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Physical condition
Dimensions: 247 mm x 302 mm. Format: Loose. Secondary Support: Card.
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Snowy peak near the source of the Ganges [Snowy peaks near Gangootri, from Bhairamghati]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel.