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The earliest pictures capturing the art and beauty of Indian monuments

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British India was the first country outside Europe to establish professional photographic studios.

Many of these early photographers were celebrated internationally.

Histories in the Making have been gathered from the archives of DAG , a leading art firm.

They highlight photography's crucial role in shaping an understanding of India ’s history.

Photographer Beato spent two years in India photographing the Second Opium War .

Photographer Edmund Lyon captured Nilgiris mountain range, archaeological sites and architectural antiquities.

Samuel Bourne ’s stunning images of India , especially from his Himalayan expeditions between 1863 and 1866 , stand among the finest examples of 19th-Century travel photography.

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