Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Dal Lake

Title:
Dal Lake
Collection:
Beyond the Taj: Architectural Traditions and Landscape Experience in South Asia
Photographer:
MacDougall, Robert D. (Robert Duncan), 1940-1987
Date:
1985
Site:
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
Country:
India
Identifier:
MCD_04429
Work Type:
marketplaces
lake
Subject:
Markets (Events)
Lakes
Shikaras
Description:
The 6.4 km long and 4 km wide natural lake is divided into four man-made causeways: Gangribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal, and Nagin. Small islands on the lake are willow-covered. The Mihrbari people have traditionally lived around and on the lake in boats.
Source:
MacDougall, R. D.
Repository:
Bonnie G. MacDougall (original photographs)
Rights:
The images in the collection are protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is the Estate of their creator/photographer, Robert “Scotty” MacDougall. Images in the collection were created between roughly 1960-1987, and were digitized by Cornell University Library from a variety of negatives, positives, and slides retained by the Estate of the photographer. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

About the collection

A collection of materials on South Asian architecture assembled over a 22 year period by Professor Robert D. "Scotty" MacDougall (1940-1987), an architect and an anthropologist. The core of this collection consists of approximately 6,682 photographs depicting significant works of architecture through time and across regional traditions throughout continental India.