Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Chetsingh Ghat and Palace

Title:
Chetsingh Ghat and Palace
Collection:
Beyond the Taj: Architectural Traditions and Landscape Experience in South Asia
Creator:
Baij Nātha Miśra
Photographer:
MacDougall, Robert D. (Robert Duncan), 1940-1987
Date:
ca. 1750
Site:
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)
Country:
India
Identifier:
MCD_03098
Style/Period:
Mughal Dynasty
Work Type:
palaces
ghats
Subject:
stairs
Chhatri
palaces
parapets
Ganges, River
Turrets (Towers)
loggias
Description:
Palace built of red sandstone|Dates: mid 18th century|built by Baij Natha Misra (State engineer under Chet Singh)|site of battle with Warren Hastings.
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.