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The Taj-Mahal – Vintage Print

The Taj-Mahal, [published 1854] — antique engraving
The Taj-Mahal, [published 1854]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The Taj Mahal, the white marble mausoleum at Agra built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century, serves here as the frontispiece to Ida Pfeiffer's travel narrative. The engraving was issued in London in 1854, when the English translation of her account of a journey from Vienna through Brazil, Chile, Tahiti, China, India, Persia and Asia Minor reached readers. Pfeiffer, an Austrian traveler who journeyed alone at a time when few women did so, drew wide attention for her firsthand accounts. The subject list also notes boats on the river, a detail that places the monument in its riverside setting.

Created / published[published 1854]
Medium1 print : engraving, color.
GenreBook illustrations 1850-1860.Engravings Color 1850-1860.
NotesIllus. in: A Woman's journey round the world, from Vienna to Brazil, Chili, Tahiti, China, Hindostan, Persia, and Asia Minor. An unabridged translation from the German of Ida Pfeiffer. London : Nathaniel Cooke, 1854, frontispiece.
SubjectsPfeiffer, Ida,--1797-1858--Journeys--India--Agra. Taj Mahal (Agra, India)--1850-1860. Boats--India--Agra--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,241 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184765

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