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Editorial Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series.
- 2020-03-20
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Editorial Rama Releases the Demon Spies Shuka and Sarana: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series.
- 2020-03-02
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Editorial Oestlicher Central Himalayas (Sikhim). 128. Allahabad, Busser in qualvoller Stellung und Gesichtsmaler, Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, Steglitz, 1909.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial On the threshold of three closed lands : the Guild outpost in the eastern Himalayas : Graham, J. A. (John Anderson), 1861-1942.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial On the threshold of three closed lands; the Guild outpost on the eastern Himalayas : Graham, John Anderson, 1861-1942.
- 2019-12-18
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Editorial The Mission Bungalow and School House, Theog. The Forests of Mahassone and Phago in the distance. This was sketched at sunrise on the road just above Theog Bungalow, the schoolhouse built by the Reverend Wilkinson . Views in the Himalayas, drawn on the...
- 2019-11-19
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Editorial The Forest Mountain Of Huttoo, Near Nagkanda. Sunset. The 10-kilometre tall mountain of Hattu, seen here from the road to Narkanda, was covered in dark forests thickly inhabited by bears and "hyenas". It was not to be "explored by night" . Views in the...
- 2019-11-19
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Editorial The Snowy Ranges of the Himalayas., Unknown, about 1900, Gelatin silver print.
- 2019-11-19
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Editorial Jummoo, India. Panoramic of the city and Himalayas. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espa?ola y Americana, March 22, 1876.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Rama Releases the Demon Spies Shuka and Sarana: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Child Saint Sambandar.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Semnopithecus entellus, Print, The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. The southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) was previously classified as a subspecies of S. en...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Semnopithecus entellus, Print, The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. The southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) was previously classified as a subspecies of S. en...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Paradoxornis gularis, Print, The grey-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus gularis) is a parrotbill in the family Sylviidae and is found in eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan., 1872.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ithaginis lunulatus, Print, Blood pheasant, The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is the only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family. This relatively small, short-tailed pheasant is widespread and fairly common in eastern Himalayas, rangin...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Semnopithecus entellus, Print, The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. The southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) was previously classified as a subspecies of S. en...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Certhia himalayana, Print, The bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana), or the Himalayan treecreeper is a species of bird in the family Certhiidae. It is found primarily in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the Himalaya...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Francolinus gularis, Print, The swamp francolin (Francolinus gularis), also called swamp partridge, is a partridge species native to the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Nepal. It is considered extinct in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Sitta himalayensis, Print, The white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It ranges across the northern and northeastern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, existing mainly in the low-to-middle Himalayas, as w...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Columba leuconota, Print, The snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the genus Columba in the family Columbidae from hilly regions of central Asia. They are grey, black, pale brown and white birds, and two races are recognised; C. l. l...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Sitta himalayensis, Print, The white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It ranges across the northern and northeastern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, existing mainly in the low-to-middle Himalayas, as w...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Pitta brachyura, Print, The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest. It breeds in the forests of the Himalayas, hills of central and western In...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Corvus crassirostris, Print, The thick-billed raven (Corvus crassirostris), a corvid from the Horn of Africa, shares with the common raven the distinction of being the largest bird in the corvid family, and indeed the largest of the most diverse bird o...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Gallinago nemoricola, Print, The wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola) is a species of snipe which breeds in the Himalayas of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and southern China. In winter, it occurs at lower altitudes in the Himalayas, as a regular visitor i...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Budorcas taxicolor, Print, The takin, also called cattle chamois or gnu goat, is a large species of ungulate of the subfamily Caprinae found in the eastern Himalayas. The four subspecies are the Mishmi takin (B. t. taxicolor), the golden takin (B. t. b...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Felis lynx, Print, The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized wild cat occurring from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests up to an altitu...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ithaginis cruentus, Print, The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is the only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family. This relatively small, short-tailed pheasant is widespread and fairly common in eastern Himalayas, ranging across India, N...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ithaginis spadiceus, Print, Blood pheasant, The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is the only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family. This relatively small, short-tailed pheasant is widespread and fairly common in eastern Himalayas, rangin...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Semnopithecus entellus, Print, The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. The southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) was previously classified as a subspecies of S. en...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Semnopithecus entellus, Print, The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. The southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) was previously classified as a subspecies of S. en...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ithaginis cruentus, Print, The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is the only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family. This relatively small, short-tailed pheasant is widespread and fairly common in eastern Himalayas, ranging across India, N...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Pomatorhinus temporalis, Print, Pomatorhinus is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills. These are birds of tropical Asia, with the greatest number of species occurring in hills of the Himalayas., 1833-1839.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ursus thibetanus, Print, The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus, previously known as Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and the white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia and largely adapted ...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Corydalis, Print, Corydalis (Greek korydal?s "crested lark") is a genus of about 470 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the Papaveraceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Af...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Pomatorhinus temporalis, Print, Pomatorhinus is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills. These are birds of tropical Asia, with the greatest number of species occurring in hills of the Himalayas., 1700-1880.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ithaginis zeylonensis, Print, Blood pheasant, The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) is the only species in genus Ithaginis of the pheasant family. This relatively small, short-tailed pheasant is widespread and fairly common in eastern Himalayas, rang...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ibidorhyncha struthersii, Print, The ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Ibidorhynchidae. It is grey with a white belly, red legs and long down-curved bill, and a bla...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ursus thibetanus, Print, The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus, previously known as Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and the white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia and largely adapted ...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ailurus fulgens, Print, The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because the wild population is estimated at fewer than 10, 000 mature individual...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ailurus fulgens, Print, The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because the wild population is estimated at fewer than 10, 000 mature individual...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ailurus fulgens, Print, The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because the wild population is estimated at fewer than 10, 000 mature individual...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Ailurus fulgens, Print, The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because the wild population is estimated at fewer than 10, 000 mature individual...
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Bodhisattva Manjushri as Tikshna-Manjushri (Minjie Wenshu).
- 2019-10-28
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Editorial Hanumān alights with the mountain peak in La?kā, where its herbs cure Rāma and Lak?ma?a, as well as all the stricken monkeys and bears. Hanumān then returns to the Himalayas with the mountain peak and sets it back in position. Since the monke...
- 2019-07-16
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Editorial Lak?ma?a and Vibhī?a?a then attack Rāva?a. Lak?ma?a cuts off the head of his charioteer with his arrow, while Vibhī?a?a, with his club, kills Rāva?a’s horses. Rāva?a looses a great spear at Vibhī?a?a, which Lak?ma?...
- 2019-07-09
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Editorial Rāva?a, seated in his palace, sees Hanumān leap up to the sky to fly to the Himalayas to collect more herbs, and questions Brahmā about it. Brahmā puts obstacles in Hanumān’s way, including apsarases, crocodiles, a sage, and himself. Hanumān ...
- 2019-07-09
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Editorial Various demons try to prevent Hanumān from taking the mountain peak back to the Himalayas, but he beats them off and some fall to earth. Rāma and his allies look on, and likewise does Rāva?a, who appears at the jharokhā balcony, the sill spread w...
- 2019-07-09
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Editorial Seated Amitabha with Attendants, c. 1100s. Tibet, Western Himalayas, from Tabo Monastery, 12th century. Thanka: color on fabric; image: 78.2 x 62.9 cm (30 13/16 x 24 3/4 in.); overall: 100 x 66.7 cm (39 3/8 x 26 1/4 in.).
- 2019-04-09
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Editorial Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara), around 1000. Western Himalayas. Gilt bronze with silver and copper inlay; overall: 39.4 x 14 x 7.6 cm (15 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 in.).
- 2019-04-01
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Editorial Rama Releases the Demon Spies Shuka and Sarana: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series.
- 2019-02-22
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Editorial Comparison of mountain heights including Dhaulagiri in the Himalayas, Chimborazo, Mont Blanc, Mount Etna, and the mountain towns of Chota (Micuipampa), Quito, and Cinchoma. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch f...
- 2019-02-22
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Editorial Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series.
- 2019-02-15
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Editorial Bodhisattva Manjushri as Tikshna-Manjushri (Minjie Wenshu).
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Simla, Elysium Hill, the Snowy Range, the Peaks of the Greater and Lesser Shali. This view was made from the verandah of Rothney House, recently purchased by Arnold Matthews and formerly the Simla Bank. Immediately below is the Snowdon Estate, comprisi...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Assemblage of Gurkhas. James Baillie Fraser explored the Himalayas in 1815 at the time when General Ochterlony had successfully campaigned against the Gurkhas, the dominant people of Nepal, where expansionist policy had brought them into conflict with ...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Hanumān alights with the mountain peak in La?kā, where its herbs cure Rāma and Lak?ma?a, as well as all the stricken monkeys and bears. Hanumān then returns to the Himalayas with the mountain peak and sets it back in position. Since the monke...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial The story of the Ganges. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. In the bottom left of the folio Rama asks Visvamitra to tell him the story of the river Ganges. In the centre of this folio Himavat, the Lord of the mountains, is seated on a throne on an ic...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial The birth of Karttikeya. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. In this folio, Agni is shown carrying Siva's seed and depositing it on the slopes of the Himalayas. From this, a child was born who was cared for by the Krittkas or Pleides, a constellation ...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Country boats on the wide expanse of the Ganges with a distant view of the Himalayas. Inscribed: 'C D’Oyly. 19th Septr. 1822. Thibet Hills from Patna'. Country boats on the wide expanse of the Ganges with a distant view of the Himalayas. (Hastings Al...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Various demons try to prevent Hanumān from taking the mountain peak back to the Himalayas, but he beats them off and some fall to earth. Rāma and his allies look on, and likewise does Rāva?a, who appears at the jharokhā balcony, the sill spread w...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Himalayas.
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Himalayas.
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Kangchenjunga. The Himalayas.
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Monastery in Himalayas (Shtranghild Monastery).
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Himalayas.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial The Stranghild Monastery in the Himalayas.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial The Himalayas. Fog in the mountains.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial The Himalayas.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial The Himalayas.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial Sunset in the Himalayas.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial India. Snow on the Himalayas.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial Hanuman returns the mountain peak.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial The Himalayas.
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial Simla, Elysium Hill, the Snowy Range, the Peaks of the Greater and Lesser Shali. This view was made from the verandah of Rothney House, recently purchased by Arnold Matthews and formerly the Simla Bank. Immediately below is the Snowdon Estate, comprisi...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Mission Bungalow and School House at Khotghur. Sunset. In 1850 Scott sketched this view at sunset at the staging bungalow in Kotargh.The River Sutlej runs between the hills in the two nearest ranges . Views in the Himalayas, drawn on the spot by Mrs. W...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The Mission Bungalow and School House, Theog. The Forests of Mahassone and Phago in the distance. This was sketched at sunrise on the road just above Theog Bungalow, the schoolhouse built by the Reverend Wilkinson . Views in the Himalayas, drawn on the...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Assemblage of Gurkhas. James Baillie Fraser explored the Himalayas in 1815 at the time when General Ochterlony had successfully campaigned against the Gurkhas, the dominant people of Nepal, where expansionist policy had brought them into conflict with ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Simla Suddur Bazaar, Racket Court, & Church. Sunrise. This view was taken from the verandah of a store owned by the late Mr. Anderson, on the mall of the Sadar Bazaar of native shopkeepers. A little below the unfinished church is the racket court. Imme...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The Village of Kibber, with Chikim in the distance, 1864. India, 1864. Kibber is a village high in the Spiti Valley in the Himalayas, in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. Albumen print. Source: Photo 94/4(8).
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The Village of Koomarsen on the Left Hand Range, The Kooloo and Kote Kangra ranges in the distance. This view was sketched from the verandah of the staging bungalow at Kotgarh in the Himalayas, at sunset. In the middle distance is the village of Kumars...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The Lawrence Asylum and Soniawur Hills. Sunset. This sketch was made from a small bazaar at the foot of Kasauli Hill. The residence of the clergyman in charge of the asylum is visible through the trees . Views in the Himalayas, drawn on the spot by Mr...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Simla, Old Temple (Hindu) above the Waterfalls. This sketch shows the first of the temples seen in the mountains, situated in a valley of "noble cedars" about two miles from Simla and about half a mile from the first of 13 waterfalls . Views in the Him...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Hanumān alights with the mountain peak in La?kā, where its herbs cure Rāma and Lak?ma?a, as well as all the stricken monkeys and bears. Hanumān then returns to the Himalayas with the mountain peak and sets it back in position. Since the monke...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Simla, the North Face of Jukko, the Bank in 1850, the Craigs, ... Captn. Mayow's House, &c.&c. The railings on the right enclose the road at the back of Shimla's Elysium Hill. Rothney House is to the right and directly underneath it is the Craigs, prop...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Ravana's magician son Indrajit again advances on the monkey army, having brewed magic potions to make himself invisible at need. From his chariot and from the sky, where he is invisible, Indrajit overwhelms all the monkey leaders as well as Rama and La...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The story of the Ganges. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. In the bottom left of the folio Rama asks Visvamitra to tell him the story of the river Ganges. In the centre of this folio Himavat, the Lord of the mountains, is seated on a throne on an ic...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The Forest Mountain Of Huttoo, Near Nagkanda. Sunset. The 10-kilometre tall mountain of Hattu, seen here from the road to Narkanda, was covered in dark forests thickly inhabited by bears and "hyenas". It was not to be "explored by night" . Views in the...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The Snowy Range from Nagkanda Staging Bungalow. Sunset. This view was made at the staging bungalow at Narkhanda, 8,800 feet above sea level. Staging bungalows were used as resting places on the journey through the mountains. The two figures in the fore...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Elysium Hill, Simla, and the Government House of Former Years, &c. Sunrise. The view for the frontispiece was sketched by Mrs. Scott at sunrise in front of Ballyhack, just above the Church of Simla. The snowy ranges of the Himalayas are in the far dist...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Simla Prospect Point, Boileau Gunge, Bentinck Castle, the Suddur Bazaar and unfinished church. This view is taken from Shimla's Jakhu Hill at sunrise, just above Walsingham Lodge, which in 1850 was the repository for presents made to the British Govern...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial ‘Satellite Steamer. Jurnuli Wood Station on Indus. 11 Jany 67’. A scrap-book containing 86 drawings and 4 lithographs. 1839 to c. 1867. The sketches relate to Strachey's early years in W. India, the making of the Jumna and Ganges Canals and holiday...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Kussowlie and the Plains Beyond. Sunrise. This view was sketched at sunrise from the right-hand side of the road. About 6,000 feet above sea level, Kasauli was the first hill-station on the ascent to Shimla (Simla) in the Himalayan foothills. Views in ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The birth of Karttikeya. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. In this folio, Agni is shown carrying Siva's seed and depositing it on the slopes of the Himalayas. From this, a child was born who was cared for by the Krittkas or Pleides, a constellation ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial From Bloomville. Simla Bazar and Jacko. The best view of Simla is from the top of the hill known as Jakko, which offers a grand panorama of the Himalayas. It is also famous for its temple to the Hindu god Hanuman. The Simla Bazaar is a vibrant spot, co...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A view of Sutlej River Gorge, looking west. A drawing for’ Geographical Journal’, 1900. A scrap-book containing 86 drawings and 4 lithographs. 1839 to c. 1867. The sketches relate to Strachey's early years in W. India, the making of the Jumna and G...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Suspension Bridge on the High Road from Kussowlie to Hurrepore. Sunrise. This picturesque view was made at sunrise about a mile from Haripur, on the road to the military sanatoria of Subathu and Kasauli. Views in the Himalayas, drawn on the spot by Mrs...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Simla and Jukko from Captain Metcalfe's Cottage, Mahassoue. Sunrise. This view of Jakhu Hill and the Simla cantonment was made from the cottage of Captain Metcalf, who was aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, Lord Dalhousie. Views in the Himalayas, dr...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Lak?ma?a and Vibhī?a?a then attack Rāva?a. Lak?ma?a cuts off the head of his charioteer with his arrow, while Vibhī?a?a, with his club, kills Rāva?a’s horses. Rāva?a looses a great spear at Vibhī?a?a, which Lak?ma?...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Rāva?a, seated in his palace, sees Hanumān leap up to the sky to fly to the Himalayas to collect more herbs, and questions Brahmā about it. Brahmā puts obstacles in Hanumān’s way, including apsarases, crocodiles, a sage, and himself. Hanumān ...
- 2018-12-06
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