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'View of Eden Gardens', Calcutta, 1865

Photograph by Samuel Bourne (1834-1912), India, Bengal, 1865.

Eden Gardens was located in the Maidan (open space) and was named after Emily and Fanny Eden, the sisters of Lord Auckland, Governor-General of India from 1836 to 1842. Today, it is the location of one of the world's largest cricket grounds.

From an album of 95 photographs including views of Calcutta taken by Bourne, 1865-1870 (c).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1965-05-90-9

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1965-05-90-9