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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Samuel Bourne — Secundra Near Agra. The Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar
Samuel Bourne

Secundra Near Agra. The Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar

1863

Mughal imperial grandeur meets Victorian documentation as Bourne's camera preserves Akbar's magnificent tomb, demonstrating photography's power to record architectural heritage.

Medium
albumen print

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