COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101424
Reference Number:
VPH.20
Image Title:
The Simalah Temple, Benares
Creator:
Murray, John, 1809-1898
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1858
Description:
Waxed paper negative. A View of one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganges. A Scottish-born doctor, Murray created large-format architectural studies and landscapes of northern India in the 1850s and early 1860s.
Keyword:
India; Hinduism; Landscapes; Waxed paper negatives.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Hinduism
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
India: Uttar Pradesh: Vāranāsi
Places Covered:
India: Uttar Pradesh: Varanasi
Item Height:
365 mm
Item Width:
470 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
R. Turner Patent Talbotype watermark along top edge.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
10/10/2017
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
