A passage through time: A glimpse into 19th century India

Varanasi (formerly Benares), Vishnu temples on the Ganges; Samuel Bourne, 1866. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)

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Varanasi (formerly Benares), Vishnu temples on the Ganges; Samuel Bourne, 1866. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)

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Darjeeling, The loop on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway; Bourne & Shepherd, c. 1880. (Courtesy MAP/ Tasveer)

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Delhi, The Great Arch and the Iron Pillar at the Qutub Minar; Samuel Bourne, c. 1860. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)

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Agra, The interiors of the Moti Masjid; Samuel Bourne, c. 1860. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)

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Afghanistan, Group of Affreedies from the Khyber Pass; Charles Shepherd, c. 1860. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)

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Lucknow, Ruins of the Residency; Shepherd & Robertson. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)

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Delhi, His Eminence, The Viceroy’s Elephant, Delhi Durbar; Bourne & Shepherd, 1877. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)

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Agra, The Taj Mahal from the corner of the quadrangle; Samuel Bourne, c. 1860. (Courtesy MAP/Tasveer)