Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
1 Print (albumen, image 23 x 29 cm., mounted 31 x 40 cm.)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microform
Prints
Photographs
Albumen prints
Place:
Agra (India)
India -- Uttar Pradesh -- Agra
Date:
circa 1860s
Scope and Contents:
One albumen print of the mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlach (Agra, India), circa 1860s. View from an angle with two Indian men in the center of the photograph. Signed "Bourne 1233" in the lower left corner of the image.
Arrangement:
One folder in one flat box.
Biographical / Historical:
Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) had already begun to earn recognition for his work in England, having exhibited at the London International Exhibition of 1862, when he decided to give up his position in a bank and depart for India to work as a professional photographer. He arrived in Calcutta early in 1863, initially setting up a partnership with William Howard. They moved up to Simla, where they established a new studio Howard & Bourne, to be joined in 1864 by Charles Shepherd, to form Howard, Bourne & Shepherd. By 1866, after the departure of Howard, it became Bourne & Shepherd, the name under which the firm continues to operate to this day. Although Bourne only spent 6 years in India, his time there was extremely productive. He undertook three major expeditions in the Himalayas, creating an impressive body of work which combined the highest technical quality and a keen artistic eye, while working under difficult physical conditions. Bourne left India for good in 1870, selling his interest in Bourne & Shepherd shortly thereafter and abandoning commercial photography.
This photograph depicts the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, located in Agra, India. An important official of the Mughal empire. Ghiyas Beg served as the chief treasurer during the rule of Emperor Jahangir, and was given the title I'timād-ud-Daulah (i.e. Etmad-Dowlach), or Pillar of the State. The tomb, which is considered an architectural predecessor of the Taj Mahal, was commissioned by Nur Jahan, Ghiyas Beg's daughter and the wife of Jahangir.
Local Numbers:
FSA A1998.08
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Samuel Bourne Photograph: Mausoleum of Prince Etmad-Dowlach, Agra, FSA A1998.08. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Identifier:
FSA.A1998.08
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
1 Print (albumen from wet collodion negative, 24 x 29 cm.)
1 Print (albumen from wet collodion negative, 23 x 29 cm.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Albumen prints
Place:
Ellora Caves (India)
India
Date:
circa 1870
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of three photographic prints, mounted on board, by Samuel Bourne: I. Albumen print from wet collodion negative, 24 x 29 cm., circa 1870, signed on the plate with the catalog number 1340. Penciled in the lower right corner "Kutab Minar with the Great Arch and From the West - Delhi". Photo depicts the Qutb Minar at Quwwat al-Islam mosque in Delhi. II. Albumen print from wet collodion negative, 23 x 29 cm., circa 1870. Depicts the Jain temple known as the Court of Indra at the Ellora Caves near Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. III. Albumen print from wet collodion negative, 24 x 29 cm., circa 1870. Depicts the Bibi Ka Maqbara (Tomb of Rabia Durrani) in Aurangabad.
Arrangement:
Organized in one flat box.
Biographical / Historical:
Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) had already begun to earn recognition for his work in England, having exhibited at the London International Exhibition of 1862, when he decided to give up his position in a bank and depart for India to work as a professional photographer. He arrived in Calcutta early in 1863, initially setting up a partnership with William Howard. They moved up to Simla, where they established a new studio Howard & Bourne, to be joined in 1864 by Charles Shepherd, to form Howard, Bourne & Shepherd. By 1866, after the departure of Howard, it became Bourne & Shepherd, the name under which the firm continues to operate to this day. Although Bourne only spent 6 years in India, his time there was extremely productive. He undertook three major expeditions in the Himalayas, creating an impressive body of work which combined the highest technical quality and a keen artistic eye, while working under difficult physical conditions. Bourne left India for good in 1870, selling his interest in Bourne & Shepherd shortly thereafter and abandoning commercial photography.
The Qutb Minar in Delhi, India, is the world's tallest brick and stone minaret, standing 72.5 meters high. The structure is one of the earliest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture and was commissioned by India's first Muslim ruler, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, marking the beginning of Muslim rule which would end only with the arrival of the British in the 19th century. Ancient Hindu temples located on the site were torn down and the debris was used in the construction.
The archaeological site known as Ellora is located approximately 19 miles from the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Known for its monumental caves, Ellora is an outstanding example of Indian rock-cut architecture. The 34 "caves" - structures excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills - are Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut temples and monasteries, dating from between the 5th century and 10th century.
Bibi Ka Maqbara, which translates as "Tomb of the Lady," is a mausoleum near Aurangabad. Modeled after the Taj Mahal, the Bibi Ka Maqbara was built between 1651 and 1661 by Prince Azam Khan Shah, son of the Mugal Emperor Aurangzeb, in honor his mother Rabia Durani, also known as Dilras Banu Begum.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2001.05
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
8 Prints (albumen, images 24 x 29 cm. or smaller.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Albumen prints
Photographs
Place:
Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Khyber Pass (Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Khyber (Pakistan)
Sikandra Rao (India)
Date:
19th century
Scope and Contents:
Taken in the later 19th and early 20th centuries, these photographs portray the people, architecture and landscape of Sri Lanka, India and what is now the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. The collection consists of 8 photographic prints: 1. Natives of Rajputana, signed "Shepherd & Robertson Photo 1120" in black ink in the lower left corner; 2, Native Soldiers in Armour, unsigned; 3. Kandyan Chiefs and Government Agent, signed "Scowen & Co." in white ink in the lower left corner; 4. Taj Mahal, unsigned; 5. Mausoleum of the Great Akbar at the Secundra, unsigned; 6. Ali Musjid and Surroundings from Rotass, Looking Down on Fort, Showing Ascent with River, signed "Burke 28" in white ink in the lower left corner; 7. A Khyber Village, signed " Burke 32" in black ink and in white ink in the lower left corner; 8. Rifle Practice, signed "Burke 285" in black ink in the lower left corner.
Arrangement:
Eight large file folders arranged in one box.
Biographical / Historical:
John Burke (1843-1900) was an Irishman who came to India as an apothecary with the Royal Engineers. A few years later, he became the assistant of the photographer William Baker. At the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Burke tried to go as an official photographer with the British Army, but his request was refused. He decided to travel with the Army at his own expense, financing his trip by selling photographs depicting the life of British soldiers and native people of India. It was in this context that Burke took some of the earliest photographs of Afghanistan.
Local Numbers:
FSA A1992.07
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
1 Volume (Sketchbook (24 pages), 12.8 cm. x 25.7 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Sketches
Place:
Asia
Iran
Ṭūs (Iran)
Date:
1925
Scope and Contents:
- SK-13 is the thirteenth of a series of thirty-five sketchbooks (Skizzenbücher), in which Ernst Herzfeld recorded his observations on topography, landscape, inscriptions and reliefs, archaeological remains, architecture, artifacts and decorative motifs related to Kuh-e Khwaja (Iran), Shahristan (Iran), Zahedan (Iran), Qasimabad (Iran), Khargird (Iran), Mil-i Radkan (Iran), Tus (Iran), and Sangbast (Iran).
- Original handwritten title on cover reads: "Ernst Herzfeld; Skizzenbuch XIII: Persien, Sistan-Quhistan, 1925"
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 1 reads, "Peshawar Museum: [Arabic] inscription of 483 H.."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 2 reads, "[(Mumbai (India)], Bombay Museum: [Arabic] inscription, in Kufic script, on sarcophagus, 410 H., [see FSA A.6 05.0760]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 3 reads, "Notes on maps of Sistan [(Iran)], [see FSA A.6 05.0355]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 4 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr]: [sketch plan (section) of Palace-Temple complex including east iwan, [see FSA A.6 05.0338]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 5 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr]: [section plan of Palace-Temple complex including east iwan, [see FSA A.6 05.0338]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 6 to 7 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr, Palace-Temple complex, North Terrace]: measured plans, [see FSA A.6 05.0692; FSA A.6 05.0693; FSA A.6 05.0727]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 8 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr]: [section plan of Palace-Temple complex including east iwan, [see FSA A.6 05.0338]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 9 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr]: [section plan of Palace-Temple complex including Painted Gallery under North Terrace]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 10 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr]: [section plan of Palace-Temple complex including South Gate, [see FSA A.6 05.0339]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 11 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr]: elevation and measured details of decorative molding, decorative niche, and arcades (in corner of courtyard), [see FSA A.6 05.0351; FSA A.6 05.0352; FSA A.6 05.0353]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 12 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of Ghaga-Shahr]: left) Palace-Temple complex, North Terrace: elevation reminiscent of Aiwan i Karkh [section of upper vaulted chamber], [see FSA A.6 05.0337; FSA A.6 05.0337a]; right) [decorative molding] above paintings in [Painted] Gallery."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 13 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], [ruins of fortified structure called Kok-e Zal]: elevation of doorway and plan of section of fort with round tower, [see FSA A.6 05.0691; FSA A.6 05.0691a]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 14 and 15 reads, "Kuh-e Khwaja [(Iran)], measured plans of fort, [see FSA A.6 05.0343]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 16 to 20 reads, "Shahristan [(Iran)], [ruins of Qale-i Kuh]: topographical map of terrain and ruins, [see FSA A.6 05.0695; FSA A.6 05.0696; FSA A.6 05.0728; FSA A.6 05.0729; FSA A.6 05.0829]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 21 to 24 reads, "Shahristan [(Iran)]: reconstruction of prehistoric pottery, profiles and patterns, [see FSA A.6 05.0661; FSA A.6 05.0662]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 25 reads, "Zahedan [(Iran)]: tomb inscription, 850 H., [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2876]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 26 reads, "[vicinity of Zahedan (Iran), Minaret at Qasimabad]: [Arabic] inscription (lower) [made of molded baked bricks], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2871; FSA A.6 04.GN.2872; FSA A.6 04.GN.2873]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 27 reads, "[vicinity of Zahedan (Iran), Minaret at Qasimabad]: [Arabic] inscription (upper) [made of molded baked bricks], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2869; FSA A.6 04.GN.2870]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 28 reads, "Kelat-i Abazar [(Iran)], plan of main section [of fortress]; [see FSA A.6 05.0391]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 28 and 29 reads, "Khargird [(Iran)], madrasa al-Ghiyasiyya: measured plan, west side, [see FSA A.6 05.0713]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 30 reads, "Khargird [(Iran)], madrasa al-Ghiyasiyya: great gate inscription and notes on dating, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2894; FSA A.6 04.GN.2901]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 31 reads, "Khargird [(Iran)], madrasa al-Ghiyasiyya: top) measured plan of south side, [see FSA A.6 05.0713]; bottom) color notes on tiles."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 32 reads, "Khargird [(Iran)], madrasa al-Ghiyasiyya: masters' inscriptions, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2895]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 32 and 33 reads, "Khargird [(Iran)], madrasa al-Ghiyasiyya: measured plan, east side and outside, [see FSA A.6 05.0713]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 34 and 35 reads, "Khargird (Iran), madrasa al-Nizamiyya: [Arabic inscription of Nizam al-Mulk, in tall Kufic script with floriated stems], [see FSA A.6 05.0363], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2736; FSA A.6 04.GN.2952; FSA A.6 04.GN.2955; FSA A.6 04.GN.2957; FSA A.6 04.GN.2970]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 36 and 37 reads, "Khargird (Iran), madrasa al-Nizamiyya: measured plan of main iwan, [see FSA A.6 05.0403; FSA A.6 05.0404; FSA A.6 05.0711], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2975; FSA A.6 04.GN.2976; FSA A.6 04.GN.2977]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 38 reads, "Khargird [(Iran)], madrasa al-Ghiyasiyya: measured plans of sections, [see FSA A.6 05.1387]; section of inscription and Kufic monograms."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 39 reads, "Khargird (Iran), madrasa al-Nizamiyya: mihrab floral designs, [see FSA A.6 05.0153], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2971; FSA A.6 04.GN.2972; FSA A.6 04.GN.2973]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 40 reads, "vicinity of Ribat i Safid [(Iran)], Kale i dukhtar [(Qal'a-ye Dokhtar)] (and Kale i pisar): plan and notes [of the Sasanian fortress], [see FSA A.6 05.0722], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.1754]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 41 reads, "Radkan (Iran), tomb tower at Radkan, East: [brick ornamentation and encircling band of Arabic inscription, in Kufic script], [see FSA A.6 05.0762], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2959; FSA A.6 04.GN.2960; FSA A.6 04.GN.2735; FSA A.6 04.GN.2738; FSA A.6 04.GN.2961]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 42 reads, "Radkan (Iran), tomb tower at Radkan, East: plan, [see FSA A.6 05.0762]; and Tus [(Iran)]: tomb tower tambour."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 43 reads, "Tus [(Iran)], Haruniya Mausoleum: plan, [see FSA A.6 05.0396]; and two [Arabic] inscriptions on gravestone, [see FSA A.6 06.A10; FSA A.6 06.A11b]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 44 and 45 reads, "Tus [(Iran)], Haruniya Mausoleum: plan of ground and upper storeys, [see FSA A.6 05.0396]; and plan of mud brick building."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 46 reads, "Sang Bast [(Iran)], Arslan Jadhib Mausoleum and Minaret: plan of tomb, [see FSA A.6 05.0395]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 48 reads, "Notes on map of [southern] and [northern] Persia."
Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 2: Sketchbooks; Subseries 2.04: Persia, Sistan-Quhistan, 1925: Sketchbook 13
Arrangement:
Sketchbooks, housed in document boxes and stored on shelves, are organized by Joseph Upton into 13 subject categories.
Local Numbers:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers; SK-13
FSA A.06 02.04.13
Former Title or Title Variations:
Ernst Herzeld; Skizzenbuch XIII: Persien, Sistan-Quhistan, 1925
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Herzfeld's original sketchbook title and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
"Ernst Herzfeld's years in Iran [Persia] from [February] 1923 to [the end of October] 1925 were made possible by a private company with limited liability called the Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Ausgrabungen und Forschungsreisen GmbH, which was founded in 1923. Its aim was to foster excavations and scientific expeditions in Asia and to publish the results. [...]. [Consequently] Herzfeld was able to travel freely in Iran and survey most major archaeological sites." [Jens Kröger, "Ernst Herzfeld and Friedrich Sarre", Ernst Herzfeld and the Development of Near Eastern Studies, 1900-1950. Edited by Ann Gunter and Stefan R. Hauser. Leiden: Brill, 2005. P.61 and P.64]
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
