[Gravestone for the dead of the Seige of Cawnpore].

Object type Photograph Record level Item
[Gravestone for the dead of the Seige of Cawnpore].
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Details

ID
ALB-46-10-1
Title
[Gravestone for the dead of the Seige of Cawnpore].
Descriptive titles
  • The burial place of the British, Kanpur.
Description
Inscribed on the cross shaft - "In a well under this cross were laid by ye hands of their fellows in suffering bodies of men women and children who died hard by during ye heroic defence of Wheelers entrenchment when beleagued by ye rebel Nana June VI to XXIII AD MDCCCLVII".
Collection
The Collection of Early Photographic Material (collecting area)
Parent record
Monuments in Uttar Pradesh, India. Parent record level Album/Book/Portfolio
Hierarchy
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Date
Prior to 27 November 1894
Department
Special Collections - Photographic Collections
Record level
Item
Format
Media
Acknowledgement
Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.
Conditions
Free of known copyright restrictions. Image supply fees may still apply.
Credit line
Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, ID: ALB-46-10-1

Location

Coordinates
26 28 28 N, 080 20 38 E
Site
Location
  1. World
  2. Asia
  3. India
  4. Uttar Pradesh

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