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Bourne, Samuel
(1834-1912)Views of India and Sri Lanka

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Views of India and Sri Lanka. 1860s. 21 albumen prints mounted to album boards. Each between 15,5 x 23 cm and 24,3 x 28,5 cm or reverse (34,5 x 42,8 cm). Most with photographer's name and/or negative number in the margins.

Samuel Bourne was a pioneering British photographer celebrated for his extensive documentation of 19th-century India and Sri Lanka. Between 1863-1870, he produced over 2,000 images capturing the subcontinent’s diverse landscapes, architectural marvels, and colonial infrastructure. This selection of photographs features scenic vistas and colonial-era landmarks across India and Sri Lanka, including Shimla and its Christ Church, the Qutb Minar in Delhi, the Marble Rocks at Jabalpur, the Colombo-Kandy railway in Sri Lanka, the Satkhanda Tower in Lucknow, as well as a view of Eden Gardens in Calcutta, alongside lush Himalayan forests, rivers, and hill stations. – Some fading, scuff and smudge marks, otherwise all in good to very good condition.