Photograph of a section of a minaret of the Taj Bowree, Beejapore (now Bijapur), India

People:

William Loch (photographer)
Thomas Biggs (photographer)

Title:

Photograph of a section of a minaret of the Taj Bowree, Beejapore (now Bijapur), India

Date:

March - April 1855

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 33.9 x 24.0 cm page: 54.8 x 37.0 cm

Reference number:

PH1980:1220:059

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

sectional elevation

Point of View:

interior view

Inscription:

imprinted and dated - in the image, u.c.: with title; l.l.: "[illeg.] Engineer Officer Sattara / [illeg.] 28th October 1852"; b.: "SCALE"; and in various locations: with measurements and specifications numbered and imprinted - in black ink, on a paper label affixed to the secondary support below the image, l.c.: with title

Location:

Bijapur; Karnataka; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

ruins
temple
gateway
offices
school (building)
domes
towers (building divisions)
pointed arches
minaret
memorial
well (structure)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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