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India
Views of Southern India and Bengal

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Photographer: Oscar Mallitte (1829-1905). Views of Southern India and Bengal. Late 1860s/70s. 19 albumen prints. Most circa 18 x 22 cm and a few smaller. Some with Roman number in lower/upper corner in ink, mounted along edges to brown card (slight traces of use).

This early group of views includes notable sites such as the Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, and scenes from Tharangambadi (Tranquebar), Pondicherry, Nagapattinam, Gingee, and Villianur.
We extend our thanks to Joachim K. Bautze for the attribution of Oscar Mallitte as the photographer of these views. – Some faded, a few with scuffed/rubbed areas, some traces of glue showing through from verso, a few with spots.