TRIPE, LINNAEUS (1822-1902) "Photographs of the Elliot Marbles; and Other Subjects; In the Central Museum Madras." Spectacular and complete album with 75 photographs, on 51 sheets, featuring a particular group of sculptures from the ruined Buddhist stupa at Amaravati. Albumenized salted paper prints from the dry collodion process, sizes range from approximately 6 1/2x4 1/2 to 9x11 inches (16.5x11.4 to 22.9x28 cm.), and the reverse; mounted recto only, with almost half having either 2 or 3 images per sheet; with Tripe's "Photographer to Government" embossed blind stamp and notations next to each image (on all but one), along with page numbers, in ink, in an unknown hand, on mount recto. Oblong folio; black-stamped boards, lightly worn, rebacked; includes preface and index. 1858-1859
TRIPE, LINNAEUS (1822-1902) "Photographs of the Elliot Marbles; and Other Subjects; In the Central Museum Madras." Spectacular and complete album with 75 photographs, on 51 sheets, featuring a particular group of sculptures from the ruined Buddhist stupa at Amaravati. Albumenized salted paper prints from the dry collodion process, sizes range from approximately 6 1/2x4 1/2 to 9x11 inches (16.5x11.4 to 22.9x28 cm.), and the reverse; mounted recto only, with almost half having either 2 or 3 images per sheet; with Tripe's "Photographer to Government" embossed blind stamp and notations next to each image (on all but one), along with page numbers, in ink, in an unknown hand, on mount recto. Oblong folio; black-stamped boards, lightly worn, rebacked; includes preface and index. 1858-1859
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