India

Author

BIGGS, Thomas Colonel.

Title

The Shapoor Mosque, Sirkhej-the supply-sluice of the tank.

Published, Date

[c.1850].

Description

Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, mounted on original card, printed title below and plate number 52 on the mount. Dimensions: 170 by 125mm. (6.5 by 5 inches).

Note

Biggs (1822-1905) was an amateur photographer in the Indian army. He was supplied with a camera by the British East India Company in 1854 and appointed Government photographer, Bombay to record architectural and archeological sites from February to December 1855. This photograph is a plate from the publication Architecture at Ahmedabad, published in 1866.

Stock Number

69589