Uttar Pradesh Collection (#6)

Mutineer cavalry attacking an infantry square at the Battle of Cawnpore, 1857, (c1860). Battle during the period of East India Company rule in what is now known as Kanpur, India

HM Amir, Lord Kitchener and staff, Agra, India, 1900s. Artist: H Hands & Son
HM Amir, Lord Kitchener and staff, Agra, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Jasmine Tower, Agra Fort, Agra, India, early 20th century. Artist: H Hands & Son
Jasmine Tower, Agra Fort, Agra, India, early 20th century. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Benares, India, 1857. Artist: William Carpenter
Benares, India, 1857. From The Illustrated London News (28 November 1857)

Brigadier-General Havelock leaving the Fortress of Allahabad to recapture Cawnpore, 1857. From a supplement to The Illustrated London News (5 September 1857)

Cawnpore on the Ganges, India, 1857. Artist: William Carpenter
Cawnpore on the Ganges, India, 1857. From a supplement to The Illustrated London News (28 November 1857)

British army transport, Agra, India, 1916-1917

Taj Mahal mosque (or masjid), Agra, India, 1916-1917

A minaret at the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1916-1917

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1916-1917

Bathing ghats, Mathura, India, 1916-1917. A ghat is a series of steps leading down to a body of water in many parts of South Asia

Gateway to the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1916-1917

Water well, Mathura, India, 1916-1917

British army barracks, Agra, India, 1916-1917

Benares, India, 1847. Artist: Kirchner
Benares, India, 1847. The city of Varanasi on the River Ganges. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Palace of Allahabad, India, 1847. Artist: Bonner
Palace of Allahabad, India, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Chalees Satoon, or the Pavilion of the Forty Pillars, 1847. Artist: Giles
Chalees Satoon, or the Pavilion of the Forty Pillars, 1847. Pavilion in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

The tomb of the favourite Sultan of Akbar Khan at Agra, 1847. The Taj Mahal in India, the great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor

The Gate of Akbers mausoleum, India, 1847. Artist: Robinson
The Gate of Akbers mausoleum, India, 1847. The tomb of Akbar the Great (1542-1605) at Sikandra, near Agra. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Pilgrims at the source of the Ganges, India, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1890. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631)

Gateway to the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1890. Illustration from Inde, Tombeaux et Monuments Sacres, (a work on Indian tombs and sacred monuments), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Gate to Muttra, India, 1917

Tonga (horse cart), Muttra, India, 1917

Source of the Ganges, India, c1840. Artist: N Remond
Source of the Ganges, India, c1840. The River Ganges originates at Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand

Tomb of Akbar, Sikandarah, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tomb of Akbar, Sikandarah, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. The third Mughal emperor of India, Akbar (1542-1605) reigned from 1556 until his death

Akbars tomb, Sikandara, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Akbars tomb, Sikandara, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. The third Mughal emperor of India, Akbar (1542-1605) reigned from 1556 until his death

Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the Suppression of the Sepoy Revolt, c19th century

Mail tonga, Nainital, India, 1917. Postal delivery in the foothills of the Himalayas

Benares, Bisharnat, India, c1925. View in what is now known as Varanasi. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Tomb in the Taj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1925. The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in 1632-1643 as a tomb for his wife. The pietra dura inlaid stonework was made by Italian craftsmen

Lucknow, capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Lucknow, capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, 19th century

Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, India, c1925. The 16th-century Mughal Panch Mahal (Palace of 5 storeys). Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Burning Ghat, Benares, India, c1925. Hindu cremation ghats at the edge of the River Ganges in what is now known as Varanasi

The tomb of Itimad-Ud-Daula, Agra, India, c1925. The mausoleum of Mirza Ghiyas Beg was built between 1622 and 1628. It is notable for its white marble and pietra dura inlay

Benares, India, c1925. Hindu cremation ghats at the edge of the River Ganges in what is now known as Varanasi. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Cawnpore Well, India, c1925. View of a memorial to an event which took place during the period of British rule. in what is now known as Kanpur

Akbars Tomb, Sikandra, Agra, India, c1925. The top storey of the tomb of Akbar the Great (1542-1605). Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Cucharee Hall of Public Audience, Agra, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Rajah of Indores Palace, Benares, India, c1925. The ghats on the edge of the River Ganges in what is now known as Varanasi

Aurangzebs Mosque at Benares, India, 19th century. Artist: W Cook
Aurangzebs Mosque at Benares, India, 19th century

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 19th century. Artist: Robert Wallis
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 19th century. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631) called Mumtaz Mahal (Favourite of the Palace)

Battle of Cawnpore, India, 6th December 1857, a battle of Indian rebellion of 1857, 1893. Artist: Guyoy & Wood
Battle of Cawnpore (Kanpur), Indian Rebellion, 6th December 1857, (1893). The British under General Sir Colin Campbell defeated the Indian rebels commanded by Tantya Tope

Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Artist: A Portier
Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Hindus can be referred to as the successors of Vedic Aryans and other tribes of India. Most of the Hindus today live in India

The Fortress of Chunar, India, 19th century. View of the fort and the River Ganges. The fort has been much fought over and has had a succession of owners over the last 500 years

Ghat and Temple at Gokul, India, c1838. Artist: R Wallis
Ghat and Temple at Gokul, India, c1838

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, 19th century

The Ghat, Hurdwar, Hindus Bathing in the Ganges, 19th century. Artist: J Redaway
The Ghat, Hurdwar, Hindus Bathing in the Ganges, 19th century. Indians bathing in the holy waters of the River Ganges at Hardwar, Uttar Pradesh

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