Photographs

Oblong folio (265 x 350mm.), 92 ALBUMEN PRINTS (ranging from 90 x 135mm. to 242 x 290mm., or the reverse), including a 2-part folding PANORAMA of the bridge at Kerbudda, all mounted on thick card, recto and verso, some captioned on the mount, contemporary black half roan, green cloth boards gilt, gilt edges, some images faded, scattered spotting, upper joint split, binding slightly worn

From the descendants of James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812-1860), Governor-General of India (1848-56)

Condition is described in the main body of the text.
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A good album of photographs of India, including views in Bombay, Poona, Agra, Bijapur, Mahabaleshwar, Delhi, and Jeypore, together with a few images of Gibraltar. In addition there is an interesting series of group portraits taken at Government House, showing the governor and other residents, and images of the staff, including the coachman with a carriage, a rider and foxhounds, table servants and cooks, clerks, house staff, and the governor's band.