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| Samuel Bourne - Cawnpore (Kanpur), a View of the Memorial Place from the South |
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| Ref.#: 10353 |
| Price: $900 |
| Medium: Albumen print from wet plate negative |
| Mount: on original mount |
| Image Date: 1865-66 |
| Print Date: 1865-66 |
| Dimensions: 9-1/4 x 11-5/8 in. (235 x 295 mm) |
| Photo Country: India |
| Photographer Country: United Kingdom (UK) |
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| Description: A strong print. The massacre (or Indian rebellion) of the English at Kanpur (now spelt as Cawnpore) is recalled with agony and this memorial is a tribute to those who died during the Mutiny (uprising). See: Pohlmann and Siegert, Samuel Bourne: Sieben Jahre Indien, Photographien und Reiseberichte, 1863-1870, p.173. Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania and New York buyers must pay appropriate sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges. |
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