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4051 - India
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India Photographers: Samuel Bourne (1834–1912), Edward Taurines (active 1885–1902), Shepherd & Robertson, Skeen & Co., and unknown. Views and scenes from India and Ceylon. 1870s–1890s. 27 albumen prints, mounted on board. Each approx. 22 x 29 cm (mounts 32 x 39.5 cm) and reverse. Some signed and numbered on the negative in the lower corners. This collection of photographs includes a selection of atmospheric views of India and Ceylon, as well as interesting depictions of people from those countries. – Mounts show slight age-related staining along the edges; prints have some smudges and scuff marks, handling creases, and fading, especially around the edges; otherwise, overall in good to very good condition. Lit.: Ludger Derenthal, Raffael Dedo Gadebusch, Katrin Specht, eds. Das koloniale Auge. Early Portrait Photography in India. Leipzig: Koehler & Amelang, 2012, ill. pp. 126, 128, 150, and 154.
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