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Description: | This photograph was taken during the 1860s for an album entitled 'Photographs of India and Overland Route'. It shows Ootacamund, popularly known as ‘Ooty’, the summer headquarters of the government of Madras from 1861 onwards. The town itself is sited around an artificial lake in the Nilgiri Hills at a height of 2,267 metres (7,440 feet). The houses are typically English and are approached by narrow lanes which are bordered by imported English shrubs and flowers. It rapidly became a popular sanatorium and retreat for invalids. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Rural Scenes Mountain Views Lakes Villages Cartography And Topography Landscapes Rivers and waterways | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Nicholas Bros | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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