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MORVI STATE, GUJARAT - PHOTOGRAPHY'Morvi State Album', 70 silver gelatin prints (190 x 240mm.) mounted one per page, all captioned in blue pencil in lower margin, original decorative maroon morocco gilt, titled on upper cover with State Arms, g.e., oblong folio (280 x 385mm.), [c.1900]Footnotes:A fine album of 70 large views of the State capital of Morvi [or Morbi], in Gujarat showcasing the extensive modernisations undertaken by Maharaja Thakur Sahib of Morvi Sir Waghji II Rawaji (1858-1922), who ruled for fifty years. Images include groups centred on the Maharaja (5, with state officials, 'private group' with his two sons and railway officials); State carriages (5, 2 seating the Maharaja, one his son and heir Lakhiriji, one captioned 'State carriage and the Golden harness. Whole turn out got out from England'); State Police on parade (5, mostly mounted on horse or camels); the majority depicting modern building and infrastructure projects, some populated in the fore-ground, including the State weaving and spinning cotton mill, hospital 'for uncurable diseases', 15-arch stone bridge across the Machchhu River (4), the Railway station and offices (3, including horse drawn train), post office, 'gas work for lighting town', customs house, 'dispensary for town people', vegetable market, public park, the Green Chowk clock tower with tram line, the palace (6 exterior views, 4 interiors), the remarkable 'Private suspension bridge for the private use of the palace', general workshops, State stables, stud and coach house (5), Nazzar Bagh summer palace and grounds (4), bird's-eye views of the town (2, one with bridge in background, one showing the length of main thoroughfare, the whole length of which fronted in a classical facade).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
