Published by No publisher info. circa 1890s to early 1900s., 1890
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Half black morocco over navy pebbled boards. Spine with 3 pairs of raised bands. All edges gilt. , Philip Adolphe Klier (c.1845 ? 1911), also known as Philip Klier, was a German photographer, who arrived in Burma as a young man around 1865 and spent the rest of his life there. Mainly working as self-trained photographer and businessman, Klier took hundreds of photographs at the end of the 19th century during the British colonial period in Burma. His photographs, taken both in his studio as well as on location, were mainly sold as picture postcards for foreign visitors. They have also been published in several books and collected in public archives. Among a small number of other photographers, Klier is considered as one of the earliest professional photographers in the history of today's Myanmar.Jean Philippe Vogel (1871 in The Hague ? 1958), popularly known by his initials J. Ph. Vogel, was a Dutch Sanskritist and epigraphist who worked with the Archaeological Survey of India from 1901 to 1914 and later, as Professor in the University of Leiden, where some of his fonds are currently located.George Craddock (1859-1934) was an Anglo-Indian photographer from Punjab. He worked in various cities throughout India, eventually settling on his studio in Lahore, where he died. G.W. Lawrie was a Scottish photographer active from 1883 to 1921. He had a number of studios in India, including in Lucknow. CAPTIONS1. Victoria Terminus G.I.P.R., Bombay2. Public Works Dept., Bombay3. Girgaum Road, Bombay4. Jama Musjid, Delhi5. Humayon?s Tomb, Delhi6. Peacock Throne, Delhi7. Dewan-i-Khas, Delhi8. Pearl Mosque, Delhi9. Justice Palace, Delhi10. Kutab Minar, Delhi11. Elephant Tower, Fattehpore Sikri12. The Great Gate, Fattehpore Sikri 13. Marble Mausoleum or Sheik Selim Christi, Futtehpore Sikri14. General View of Futtehpore Sikri15. Mausoleum of Prince Etmad Dowlat, Agra16. Khas Mahal, Agra17. Delhi Gate, Agra Fort 18. Pearl Mosque, Agra19. Dewan-i-am, Agra Fort20. Taj Mahal21. Tomb Taj Mahal22. Zenana Agra Fort23. Runjiet Singh?s Tomb, Lahore24. The Badshak Mosque, Lahore25. High Court, Lahore26. Museum, Lahore27. Shalimar Gardens, Lahore 28. Public Works Dept., Lahore29. Shadera 30. Dhal Canal entrance to Chenar Bagh, Srinagar 31. Murrec 32. On the Canal to Chenar Bagh, Srinagar 33. Old Mosque, Srinagar34. On the Jhelum, Srinagar35. Banyian Tree Botanical Gardens, Calcutta 36. General View of Calcutta Showing Government House and High Court 37. Nath Temple at Manicktolla, Calcutta 38. Mullicks Ghat, Hooghly River 39. Bhotans 40. Darjeeling form Woodlands Hotel 41. Himalaya Range42. Loop No. 3 Do. H. Ry. Chumbatti 43. Mussoorri44. Naini Tal45. Bhim Tal46. Vishun Pud, Benares 47. Golden Temple, Benares 48. Hosainabad and City, Lucknow49. General view Hossainabad, Lucknow 50. Roumi Darwara, Lucknow51. Chulunki Kaiserbagh, Lucknow52. Mosque of the Great Emambara, Lucknow53. The Mosque and Great Emambara, Lucknow54. The Residency, Lucknow55. The Bailey Guard Gate, Lucknow56. Sikandra Bagh, Lucknow57. Alum Bagh, Lucknow 58. La Martiniere College, Lucknow59. Memorial Wall, Cawnpore 60. [Meenakshi Amman Temple] no. 221661. Burma 62. Dilwana Jain Temple, Mt. Nobu [?]63. Scene on the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon64. Shwe Dagone Pagoda, Rangoon65. Scene on the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon66. Ellora Caves67. Prome Pagoda68. Gaudmas Pagoda, Rangoon69. Large Image at Pegu70. Royal Lakes Rangoon71. Shayetmy [?]72. Mandalay, the Palace73. Burmese Hpongyees Collecting Alms74. Mandalay Maha Lawka Maya Zain Pagoda 75. Jeppalamam Madma [?] [Kapaleeshwarar Temple]76. Seven Pagodas (Madras)77. Seven Pagodas78. High Court, Madras79. Temple and Tank, Little Conjeevaram80. [Temple]81. [Temple, Johore?]82. [Temple]83. [Temple, Great Conjeevaram], Size : Oblong folio , Comprising of 83 fine albumen prints, silver prints and/or printing-out-paper prints (5 loose), mostly of India, measuring 185 x 230 ? 205 x 285 mm. Most captioned, either in manuscript on the sheet mount, some captioned on the plate. Some plates have the photographer?s stamp, either embossed or printed within the plate. Last 9 sheets trimmed. A few plates mounted upside down. Oblong folio (280 x 380 mm). Some spotting, mostly to early leaves, some prints with imperfections in the plates, else crisp and clean, most with strong tonal range.