Meisenbach Collection

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. 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)

Byzantine architecture and sculpture, (1898). Creator: Karl Schaupert
Byzantine architecture and sculpture, (1898). Fig 1: Capital from Agia Theotokos at Constantinople, late 9th century. Fig 2:Capital from S. Vitale at Ravenna

Trafalgar Square, London, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
Trafalgar Square, London, 1895. View of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Nelsons Column in central London. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Plaza de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Plaza de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895. The obelisk on the right is the Triunfo de la Candelaria, dedicated to the Virgin of Candelaria

General view of the capital, Zanzibar, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of the capital, Zanzibar, 1895. Ships in Zanzibar Harbour on the Indian Ocean. The island was a protectorate of Britain from 1890 until 1963

The Kabary Plain, Andohalo, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Creator: Colonel Stewart
The Kabary Plain, Andohalo, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Open area in the Malagasy capital, possibly used for making speeches. Kabary is a highly stylized form of speech in Malagasy culture

General view showing Table Mountain wreathed in vapour, Cape Town, South Africa, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The New Town Hall, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Creator: York & Son
The New Town Hall, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Sydney Town Hall, on George Street, was completed in 1889. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

George Street, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Creator: York & Son
George Street, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Horse-drawn vehicles on Sydneys original high street. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

View from the Mustafa, Algiers, Algeria, 1895. Creator: Poulton & Co
View from the Mustafa, Algiers, Algeria, 1895. The port city and capital of Algeria, on the Mediterranean. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Bourke Street looking east, Melbourne, Australia, 1895. Creator: York & Son
Bourke Street looking east, Melbourne, Australia, 1895. Melbournes first trams were horse-drawn, and began operating in 1884. In the distance is the General Post Office clock tower

Collins Street, looking west from Russell Street, Melbourne, Australia, 1895. Creator
Collins Street, looking west from Russell Street, Melbourne, Australia, 1895. Melbournes first trams were horse-drawn, and began operating in 1884

General view of the city, Wellington, New Zealand, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of the city, Wellington, New Zealand, 1895. View of the capital city, situated on the Cook Strait which connects the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific Ocean

Panoramic view from the hills, Auckland, New Zealand, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Panoramic view from the hills, Auckland, New Zealand, 1895. View of the city and harbour beyond. Auckland lies between the Tamaki River and Mangere Inlet which opens out into the Tasman Sea

The Moat and the Fort, Tanjore, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Moat and the Fort, Tanjore, India, 1895. The Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, was built in the early 11th century by the Tamil Chola King Rajaraja

An elephant fight, Hyderabad, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
An elephant fight, Hyderabad, India, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

The Vishnu Pond and Ghat, Benares, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Vishnu Pond and Ghat, Benares, India, 1895. Hindu temples along the river Ganges in the holy city of Varanasi. The city has 88 ghats, (steps leading down to water), used for bathing

The city and the mountain, Potosi, Bolivia, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The city and the mountain, Potosi, Bolivia, 1895. The Cerro Rico, ((Spanish for rich mountain ), was the principal source of silver for Spain during the period of the Spanish Empire

Bazaar scene, native quarter, Calcutta, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Bazaar scene, native quarter, Calcutta, India, 1895. Shopping street in Calcutta, (now Kolkata), Bengal. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The hill of Santa Lucia with the Andes in the background, Santiago, Chile, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The hill of Santa Lucia with the Andes in the background, Santiago, Chile, 1895. The Santa Lucia Hill is the remains of a volcano

Plaza de la Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Plaza de la Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1895. The Argentine Independence monument, known as the Piramide de Mayo, was built in 1811

La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1895. Creator: Unknown
La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1895. The neighbourhood of La Boca on the river Plate, with ships at the quayside. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

View from the Hooghly Bridge, Calcutta, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Calcutta, view from the Hooghly Bridge, 1895. Ships on the river Hooghly at the port of Kolkata, Bengal. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Panorama from the hill, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Panorama from the hill, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1895. Ships in the harbour of Uruguays capital city, located where the River Plate joins the Atlantic Ocean

The Lake Palace, Udaipur, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Lake Palace, Udaipur, India, 1895. The Jag Mandir, built on an island in Lake Pichola, Rajasthan, dates from 1551. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Entrance to the Bay from the summit of Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Bay from the summit of Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1895. Guanabara Bay, the city of Rio, and Sugarloaf Mountain in the centre

The Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico, 1895. The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heavens was built in sections from 1573 to 1813

The Martiniere, Lucknow, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Martiniere, Lucknow, India, 1895. La Martiniere Boys College was founded in 1845 and La Martiniere Girls College was established in 1869

View from the cathedral, Puebla, Mexico, 1895. Creator: Unknown
View from the cathedral, Puebla, Mexico, 1895. The city of Puebla, with La Malinche volcano in the distance. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Panorama of the city, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Panorama of the city, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1895. View of the town in Guanajuato, central Mexico, which was named after the 16th-century friar Juan de San Miguel, and Ignacio Allende

High Street, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1895. Creator: York & Son
High Street, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1895. Carts near the statue of Lord Nelson in the capital city of Barbados. The sculpture, erected in 1813

The Great College, Baroda, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Great College, Baroda, India, 1895. Baroda College, established in 1881, was designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm in the Indo-Saracenic style

Francis Street, St Augustine, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Francis Street, St Augustine, USA, 1895. St Augustine, on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida, was founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers

The Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, India, 1895. The northern gate to the historic walled city of Delhi. Built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658)

St Paul from the west, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
St Paul from the west, USA, 1895. View of the city of Saint Paul, capital of the state of Minnesota. Saint Paul lies at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers

A fete day in the American capital, Washington DC, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
A fete day in the American capital, Washington DC, USA, 1895. Crowds and parades in Washington DC, with the US Capitol building in the distance

The street of the Post Office, Suakin, Sudan, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The street of the Post Office, Suakin, Sudan, 1895. The first post offices in Sudan opened in 1867 at Suakin and Wadi Halfa

Market Street, Philadelphia, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Market Street, Philadelphia, USA, 1895. Shops on the major east-west thoroughfare in in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Union Square, New York, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Union Square, New York, USA, 1895. Bronze equestrian statue of George Washington by Henry Kirke Brown. The sculpture, dedicated in 1856, is the oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection

Panorama of the city of Boston, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Panorama of the city of Boston, USA, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

The Canadian Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada, 1895. Creator: William James Topley
The Canadian Houses of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada, 1895. Ottawa became the seat of Canadas parliament when Confederation created the Dominion of Canada in 1867

The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Creator: Poulton & Co
The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Ships in the port of Southampton on the coast of Hampshire, with a railway for transporting goods in the foreground

General view of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 1895. The town and harbour on the island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

General view showing the Peak, Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view showing the Peak, Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895. The town with Mount Teide in the distance. Teides most recent eruption was in 1909

Place d Armes, Port Louis, Mauritius, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Place d Armes, Port Louis, Mauritius, 1895. Statue of French naval officer and administrator Bertrand-Francois Mahe, comte de la Bourdonnais (1699-1753), with ships in the harbour beyond

Church Street, Maritzburg, South Africa, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Church Street, Maritzburg, South Africa, 1895. Unpaved street in the town of Pietermaritzburg, founded in 1838, in what was to briefly become the Natalia Republic

Adderley Street, with the Commercial Exchange and Standard Bank, Cape Town, South Africa, 1895. View of the main street in the business district of Cape Town

Interior of the House of Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the House of Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa, 1895. MPs in Parliament House which was finally opened in 1884 after many delays

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