The Last Empire: Photography in British India, 1855-1911

146 pp. "A brilliant selection of virtually unknown and rare photographs of India taken between 1855 and 1911. Images include the work of early photographers and adventurers who first recorded the glories of the Himalayas, ancient archeological wonders and the picturesque facade of the British Raj in the subcontinent. This collection represents British views of a land that held romantic and exotic place in the western imagination."