Views of Benares from the River Side.

An attractive album of views of Benares, commissioned by the Maharajah of Benares, possibly to celebrate the recognition of the region as a Princely State in 1911. With a portrait of Prabhu Narayan Singh (1855-1931) signed underneath with his name and dated 1925.

Showing the Ghats of Benares, alongside the portrait of the Maharajah, with pictures taken from the Ganges river shore in Varanasi (Benares), starting with the Fort of Ramnagar and travelling northward: Assisangum Ghat, Bhadaini water-works, Butsraj Ghat, Shiwala [i.e., Shivala] Ghat, Kedar Ghat, Amrit Rao Ghat, Dhunrco Panth Ghat, Rana Mahal Ghat, Munshi Ghat, Ahillyabai's Ghat, Dasaswamedh Ghat, Observatory of Manmundir, Lalta Ghat, Burning Ghat, Manikarnika Ghat, Ghosla Ghat, Panchganga Ghat, and Sumer Mandir Ramnagar.

20 mounted albumen prints within red ruled borders, printed captions affixed beneath, portrait photograph of Prabhu Singh signed in manuscript beneath; original Indian binding of straight-grained black morocco, gilt lettering and frame to upper board, gilt monogram of the Benares royal family to rear board, a fine copy.