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'Photographs of Tombs at Tatta in Sind by Capt. Houghton 14th Regt. N.I.' Photographer(s):...

Catalogue reference: Photo 171

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Photo 171
Title
'Photographs of Tombs at Tatta in Sind by Capt. Houghton 14th Regt. N.I.' Photographer(s): Houghton, William Robert.
Date
1858
Description

Green cloth-covered album, measuring 275 x 334 mm, rebound in 1915, stamped in gilt on upper board, 'Tombs at Tatta. Photographs. By Capt. Houghton.' The original flyleaf has the following handwritten inscription: 'Photographs of Tombs at Tatta in Sind by Capt. Houghton, 14th Regt. N.I. Forwarded to the India House in a letter from the Secretary to the Govt. of Bombay 19th Octr. 1858, No. 2569. Recd. from Public Department, April 1859'. The album contains 11 salted paper prints, with one view of Karachi, followed by ten views of the tombs at Tatta.

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Immediate source of acquisition
Official deposit, 1859: Received at India House from Public Department, April 1859.
Physical condition
Dimensions: 200 mm x 260 mm to 218 mm x 267 mm.
Record URL
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