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'Proposed Calcutta Chord Railway Survey Index Plan'
'Walter C. Shauton 15/1/14 Engineer in Chief Calcutta Chord R[ailwa]y Survey'

Walter C. Shauton

Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile

'Pagoda near Calcutta, June 1704 G.H.'
G.H. [monogram]

Title in manuscript in ink on reverse.

Traces of former backing on reverse.

Two sheets with photographs of buildings mainly along Russa Road at Calcutta.

'Bourne & Shepherd Photographic Artists Calcutta' stamped on reverse of most photographs.

Most photographs are inscribed on reverse, not all inscriptions visible due to backing.

Three photographs of views of [Chowlis], mounted on one sheet.

Anon.

• 'A General view of Chow[lis]' inscribed in manuscript in bottom left corner; 28.9 x 19.3 cm
• 'Belu gunj.' inscribed in manuscript in bottom left corner; 14.8 x 10.4 cm
• 'Medical College, servants quarters.' inscribed in manuscript in bottom left corner; 14.9 x 10.4 cm

'Chinglepur District, Conjeevaram Town Topographical Map'
'Photo Print Survey Office Madras 1902'

Anon.

Scale: 10 inches to 1 mile

'Delhi'
'Season 1912'
'[...] revised in 1912, under the direction of Colonel Sir S.G.N. Burrard [...] Surveyor General of India'

Map shows layout of New Delhi.

Anon.

Scale: 4 inches to 1 mile

Six photographs of carvings at the Shiva (cave) temple at Elephanta, mounted on one sheet.

Anon.

• View of three carved panels at south wall; 31.4 x 16.7 cm
• View of central panel on south wall depicting triple headed Shiva; 28.6 x 23.9 cm
• View of western panel on southern wall depicting Shiva receiving Ganga; 28.9 x 23.9 cm
• Unidentified carved panel; 24.7 x 29.2 cm
• View in central hall of Shiva temple with columns with fluted cushion-like capitals; 29.1 x 21.9 cm
• Two guardian figures next to a doorway; 28.1 x 24.1 cm

Two plans for a suburb scheme at Elwinpeta (Coconada), mounted on the reverse of a map of Vienna.

• 'Elwinpet (Coconada) Copy of the [ ] pla[ ] a[ ] of [ ] Pro[ ] [ ] Revised Planning [ ]'; 35.3 x 48.2 cm
• 'Plan of Elwinpeta Coconada'; scale: 1 inch to 200 feet; annotated in manuscript in pencil in right margin; endorsed 'P.G.' [monogram]; 38 x 49 cm

'C. [Kameswasarao] Engineer 8-III-15'

Various scales.

Backing is a map of Vienna-Währing:
'N4 General Stadt-Plan, Nach dem Stande im Mai 1908'; 'Verfaϐt vom Stadtbauamte Wien'; anon.; scale unspecified; 1908; black and white; 77.2 x 61.7 cm

'M. Riv[er]. Ganges [ ]'

Anon.

Fortress of Gwalior.

'To Major William Popham, and to the rest of the Officers and Soldiers, who, on the 4th of August, 1780, surprised & took Possession of the celebrated & hitherto deemed impregnable Fortress of Gwalior [...]'
'The Original sketched on the spot by Capt. I. Hickes, the Drawing made by Mr Hearne'
'Engraved by Wm Byrne, the Figures by J. Hall'
'Published [...] by James Rennell, 5th April 1784'

William Byrne and John Hall after Thomas Hearne and I. Hickes.

Six postcard views of notable buildings in Hyderabad, mounted on one sheet.

Anon.; R[ ]Jalbhoy.

• 'The Hyderabad Fort, Hyderabad, Sind'
• 'Battle of Miani Memorial Stone, Hyderabad, Sind'
• 'Tombs of the Amirs of Sind, Hyderabad Sind'
• 'Fuleli Canal, Hyderabad (Sind).'; 'R. Jalbhoy, Karuchi'
• 'Hiranand Academy. Hyderabad, Sind'
• 'Civil Hospital, Hyderabad, Sind'

Two elevation drawings of new serais for Indore.

'[Foster King] architect of Gregson, Battley & King' [Bombay].

Scale: 5 inches to 20 feet

Two photographs of the Diwali procession at Indore, mounted on one sheet.

• A carriage with a person wearing an elephant costume, pulled by two cows, behind a decorated elephant; 15.2 x 10.8 cm
• The Rat of Plague carrying the Giant of Dirt; 10.9 x 15.5 cm

Anon.

Six photographs of tanks at Jabalpur, mounted on one sheet, all titles in manuscript in pencil underneath photographs.

Anon.

• 'Marha [ ] (Park) Tank'; 30.2 x 21.6 cm
• 'Kadam Jal[ ]'; 29 x 20.9 cm
• 'Ha[ ] [ ] Tank'; 28.8 x 21 cm
• 'Ramtal Ran Jal Tank'; 29.1 x 21.3 cm
• 'Chantal [Cheruda] Tank'; 30 x 21.9 cm
• '[ ]hal Tank'; 28.8 x 21 cm

'Jubbelpur' endorsed in manuscript in pencil in bottom left corner.

Two photographs of a theatre and a park at Jabalpur, mounted on one sheet, all titles in manuscript in pencil underneath photographs.

Anon.

• '[Marehatae] (Theatre)'; 21.7 x 29.3 cm
• 'Fox Strongways Memorial Park Temple in Gun[ ]'; 21.7 x 28.9 cm

Title in manuscript in pencil in bottom left corner.