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Title
Tomb of Muhammad Shah, Delhi, ca.1900-1929
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900/1929
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK
The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
manuscripts@nls.uk
Description
View of the marble doorway and lattice work of the tomb of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah(1702-1748) also known as Rangeela. The tomb lies in the burial ground surrounding the Nizam-ud-din Auliya shrine and opposite Emperor Humayun's tomb. ❧ This is one of a series of photographs contained in an album showing popular tourist attractions in India, the album was owned by an unknown Church of Scotland missionary who had probably taken the tour whilst working out in the region. Unfortunately there is very little information with the photographs as to there ownership or subject matter.
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints, 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-a-nls-75646374-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78753
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75646374-1.jpg
Subject
Beggars
Memorials (structures)
Tombs
Tourism
Time Period
circa 1900/1929
Place
Asia
Delhi territory
Delhi
Delhi metropolitan area
India
Source
Acc.7548/F/5 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75646372 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from India, ca.1900-1929
Photographs from Scottish Missions, the National Library of Scotland
image/tiff

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