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The BL King’s Topographical Collection: "A View of the Lawn from the Palace, with the Pagoda, the Temple of Victory, and the Colonade in the Royal Gardens at KEW. = Vue du Gazon prise ou Palais, avec la Pagoda, le Temple de la Victoire et la Colonnade dan

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  • Elizabeth Eustis said:
    The British Museum catalogue online notes that two prints in this series were exhibited in 1766. See the information attached to their proof before lettering 1860,0728.99.

An Indian Cavy. Brigade signal troop at work in France [Aire]. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.

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  • signal mirror said:
    There are two heliographs visible - one towards the front, and one further back. I think this is one panel of a stereograph - the sterograph is here at the National Galleries of Scotland:
    www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/80944/heliograp...
  • signal mirror said:
    It is very hard to tell from this photo, but I think the angle between the heliograph rear rod and the mirror is too large for the heliograph to be the British Mance pattern (right example in image below), and is rather than India pattern (left example in image below), as one might expect from Indian troops in WWI.

British Library digitised image from page 194 of "The Cruise of 'The Kate.'"

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  • Thomas Klugh said:
    Reading "The Kate", now. Wonderful.

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