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Description
Note: Zeitgenössische Vortragsnotizen vorhanden. - Es handelt sich mit grosser Wahrscheinlichkeit um eine kolorierte Kopie der Photographie "Gang im Ramaswaram-Tempel" von Capt. E. D. Lyon aus den 1860er Jahren. Teil einer Serie für archäologische Bestandsaufnahme. Der 213 m lange Gang wurde von Helfern mit Reflektoren ausgeleuchtet. (Worswick, Clark und Ainslie Embree. Das letzte Empire. Fotografie in Britisch-Indien, 1855 - 1911. Frankfurt 1990: 74-75). (BFN 10.1998). Note translation: Lantern-slide series. Accompanying texts available. - Probably a coloured copy of the photograph entitled "Corridor in the Ramaswaram Temple" by Capt. Lyon, taken in the 1860s. This was one of a series of photographs taken for archeological purposes. The corridor is 213 m. long, and illumination was provided by assistants using mirrors (Worswick, Clark and Ainslee Embree. Das letzte Empire. Fotografie in British-Indian 1855-1911. Frankfurt 1990 pp. 74-75.) (BFN 10.1998). Stamped: "Lichtb.[ild]verl.[ag] Th. Benzinger, Stuttgart."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, transparency, gelatin-silver, coloured 6.5 x 8.2 cm.
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