A two-volume printed work containing biographies of 194 Indian and Burmese rulers with tipped-in portraits. Edition limited to 300 copies. Plates 1-31 are photogravure prints, the remainder are half-tone reproductions of varying quality: although not original photographic prints they have been included in the catalogue of the photograph collection as representing an important source for portrait of major and minor rulers, many probably not available elsewhere. Biographical notes have been compiled from the often sketchy notes accompanying the pictures, with additional material from Lethbridge (1893) and Rohatgi (1983). Reproductions from the work of various photographers including Bourne and Shepherd, Herzog and Higgins, Johnston and Joffmann, Vernon and Co., Devare and Co., and Eos and Co.
The Imperial Durbar Album of the Indian Princes, Chiefs and Zamindars
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/Y3022O
- Dates of Creation
- 1911
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 2 volume(s) 194 images in 2 volumes
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
A note in volume 2 states 'Given by Miss Sorabji, Nov. 1939'. Given that this is a limited edition, it seems most likely that volume 1 was also given by Miss Sorabji.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.
Alternative Form Available
This collection is available on microfiche: South Asia, fiche number 34-37.
Bibliography
The full citation for these volumes is: Mawjee, Purshotam Vishram (1911), 'The Imperial Durbar Album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars', Bombay: The Lakshmi Art Printing Works. Additional biographical material on pictured individuals can be found in: Lethbridge, Roper (1893), 'The golden book of India', London: Macmillan and Co.; Rohatgi, Pauline (1983), 'Portraits in the India Office Library and Records', London: British Library.
Additional Information
This item level description was entered by MJC and NE using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Mawjee, Purshotam Vishram, fl 1911