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GB 249 T-GED/22/1 · Series · No date

Photographs of and designs for various buildings and features in India.

This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.

 Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner
Ten photographs of irrigation channels, (dry) river beds and water channels in streets in Indian cities, mounted on one sheet
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1410 · Item · No date
Part of India: Miscellanea
  • Unidentified location, agricultural land next to an irrigation channel; 10.2 x 8.3 cm
  • Water channel outside a city wall; 10.9 x 8.4 cm
  • Dry channel; 10.8 x 8.3 cm
  • Dry channel; 10.9 x 7.7 cm
  • Two channels crossing each other; 10.9 x 8.5 cm
  • Channel adjacent to housing with a mosque in the far background; 11.2 x 8.5 cm
  • Street scene; 10.4 x 7.9 cm
  • Dry channel with a bridge; 10.7 x 7.9 cm
  • Water channel in front of a house in a street in Agra; 10.9 x 7.7 cm; 'Agra' endorsed on the reverse.
  • Houses next to a river; 10.5 x 8 cm

Anon.
Three designs for an open space or garden in an Indian city, mounted on one sheet
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1412 · Item · No date
Part of India: Miscellanea
  • Plan of an open space in an urban area; 15.3 x 16.8 cm
  • Design for an open space or garden indicating paths, built structures and similar; 15 x 21.1 cm; endorsed 'B'.
  • Design for the same plot as above, but more developed with regard to detailing; 39.4 x 38.8 cm; endorsed 'B'; annotated in manuscript in pencil by Patrick Geddes with instructions regarding plants and similar

Annotated in manuscript in pencil and crayon.

Anon.; after Patrick Geddes.

Scale unspecified.
'Design for Indian Houses for a Rich Man'
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1414/4 · Piece · No date
Part of India: Miscellanea

Two designs on 1 sheet.

'Designed by Abid Ali Khan Arts and Crafts School Lucknw [sic]'

Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet

Endorsed on the reverse in manuscript in crayon 'Housing'.
'Design for Indian House for a Rich Man'
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1414/6 · Piece · No date
Part of India: Miscellanea

'Designed by Abid Ali Khan Art School Lucknow'

Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet

'Housing + (Calcutta?) Tpl Ex[hibitio]n (or Lucknow?)' endorsed on the reverse in manuscript in pencil by Patrick Geddes.