Bernard J Shapero R are Books

119.[IMPEY, Col. Eugene Clutterbuck].The Palace and Salimgarh Fort, fromthe Jumma river, Delhi.1865. Albumen print. Good tonal range and in faircondition. Mounted on card. Printed caption below.Dimensions: 200 by 290 mm ( 8 by 11.5 inches).Printed caption below reads: Thepalace is surrounded by a magnificantwall, forty feet high and a mile incircumference, with two gateways andbarbicans. Internally it was the mostmagnificant of all palaces in India, butmost of the beautiful buildings whichonce adorned it have recently beendemolished. Selimgurh is an antiquefort, supposed to have been raisedby an early Pathan sovereign, and isconnected with the palace by a bridge.ref: 79302 £950120.[IMPEY, Col. Eugene Clutterbuck].The Jumma Masjid, from the courtyard,Delhi.1865. Albumen print. Good tonal range and in faircondition. Mounted on card. Printed caption below.Dimensions: 230 by 290mm (9 by 11.5 inches).Printed caption below reads: Thecourtyard and gateways are of redsandstone, but in the mosque itselfmarble is frely employed in panellingthe facade, covering the domes, andpaving the floor. The inscriptions fromthe Koran on the cornice, and the stripeson the domes, are of black marble.ref: 79303 £950Bernard J Shapero Rare BooksEarly Travel Photography 1850 - 195085