The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 15, 2026
Shimla. The Mall or Principal
1863–70
(British, 1834–1912)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Samuel Bourne, the author of most the images in this album, was a banker in England before he moved to India to become a professional photographer.Description
The 50 images in this album, all taken in the 1860s, move from the hill towns of the Himalayas down to cities including Lahore (now in Pakistan), Delhi, Lucknow, Agra, Benares (now Varansi), and Calcutta (now Kolkata). Architectural studies of major monuments offer valuable historical records of what sites such as the Taj Mahal and the imperial mosque of the Mughal emperors in Delhi looked like before 20th-century restorations.- {{cite web|title=Shimla. The Mall or Principal|url=false|author=Samuel Bourne|year=1863–70|access-date=15 March 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2024.5.5