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Description: | Photograph of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalf's house in Delhi from 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858 after the Uprising of 1857. Sir Thomas Metcalf, the Commissioner of Delhi (1835-53), lived in this colonial bungalow which was built in 1844. Sir Thomas Metcalf's house contained a library of over 20,000 books including Napolean memorabilia, however during the Uprising of 1857 the library was destroyed and looted. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Houses and homes Architecture Country Houses | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Murray, John | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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