The Chandra Valley, above Shigri
Photograph
1866 (photographed)
1866 (photographed)
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This is one of the many images of India captured by the English photographer Samuel Bourne. From July to December 1866, he toured a part of the Himalayan region. He wrote about his journey in The British Journal of Photography, outlining his route and in some cases describing the scenes of which he took photographs.
Here is his description of the Chandra Valley shown here. ‘The scenery all around was very wild and barren, and the muddy waters of the Chandra River rolled down a valley as destitute of vegetation as the pavements of a London street. I could not help stopping two or three times to get views of the peaks towering around and the river enabling me to add some elements of beauty to these pictures of desolation.’
Here is his description of the Chandra Valley shown here. ‘The scenery all around was very wild and barren, and the muddy waters of the Chandra River rolled down a valley as destitute of vegetation as the pavements of a London street. I could not help stopping two or three times to get views of the peaks towering around and the river enabling me to add some elements of beauty to these pictures of desolation.’
Object details
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| Title | The Chandra Valley, above Shigri (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative |
| Brief description | Photograph of the Chandra Valley, India, by Samuel Bourne, 1866 |
| Physical description | This photograph shows the Chandra valley with mountains rising above a muddy looking river and boulders in the foreground. Signature and negative number in bottom left hand corner. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signature and negative number in bottom right hand side. |
| Object history | The photograph was initially part of the photographic collection held in the National Art Library. The markings on the mount are an indication of the history of the object, its movement through the museum and the way in which it is categorised. The mount is white with handwritten text onthe top: topography, etc, India, IIbd. Right hand side: A.in. Chandra Valley Bottom left: Label from Bourne catalogue |
| Historical context | Samuel Bourne wrote and published an account of his journey in which he mentions the places that he photographed. Below is the relevant section for this photograph: ‘The scenery all around was very wild and barren , and the muddy waters of the Chandra River rolled down a valley as destitute of vegetation as the pavements of a London street. I could not help stopping two or three times to get views of the peaks towering around and the river enabling me to add some elements of beauty to these pictures of desolation’. Bourne, S, A Photographic journey through the Higher Himalayas, The British Journal of Photography, December 31 1869, pg 629 |
| Production | The negative was made in 1866. This print was made before March 1867. |
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| Summary | This is one of the many images of India captured by the English photographer Samuel Bourne. From July to December 1866, he toured a part of the Himalayan region. He wrote about his journey in The British Journal of Photography, outlining his route and in some cases describing the scenes of which he took photographs. Here is his description of the Chandra Valley shown here. ‘The scenery all around was very wild and barren, and the muddy waters of the Chandra River rolled down a valley as destitute of vegetation as the pavements of a London street. I could not help stopping two or three times to get views of the peaks towering around and the river enabling me to add some elements of beauty to these pictures of desolation.’ |
| Bibliographic reference | Bourne, S, A Photographic journey through the Higher Himalayas, The British Journal of Photography, December 31 1869, pg 629 |
| Other number | 1450 - Negative number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 53082 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2004 |
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