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'Views of Benares Presented by the Maharaja of Benares', circa 1890s

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'Views of Benares Presented by the Maharaja of Benares', circa 1890s
Album containing forty albumen prints, the majority 8¼ x 11¼ in., typescript title labels on mounts, red cloth (re-lined), titled in gilt on front cover, g.e., oblong 4to.

Lot Essay

Titles are given as follows: Fort Ram-nagar, Assisangam-ghat, Bhadaini Water works, Butsraj-ghat, Shivala-ghat, Kedar-ghat, Amrit-rao Chutter-ghat, Dhunrao Panth-ghat, Rana-mahal Ghat, Munshi-ghat, Ahilya Bai's-ghat, Dasaswamedh-ghat, Observatory of Manmandir, Lalta-ghat and Napalees Temple, Burning-ghat, Munikarnika-ghat (illus.), Ghosla-ghat, Bajirao-ghat, Minaret and Panch-ganga Ghat, Gai-ghat; views around Rambag and Sumer-mandir; Latif Shah waterfall (Chakia), the Godwalia Temple Gate, Golden Temple and Aurangzeb's mosque, the Town Hall, Prince of Wales Hospital, Ishwari Memorial Hospital, Queen's College, Nadesar House and eight images of Buddhist remains (Sarnath).

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