About this artwork
Samuel Bourne made three expeditions through the Himalayas at remarkably high altitudes. He embarked on the third of those in July 1866, aiming to eventually photograph the source of the River Ganges. Near the beginning of the journey his party had to cross the River Beas. This was done by floating on "mussucks", or inflated buffalo skins.
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artist:Samuel Bourne (1834 - 1912) English
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title:Mussucks for Crossing the Beas Below Bajoura
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date created:About 1866
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materials:Albumen prints
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measurements:23.20 x 28.70 cm
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell 1985
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accession number:PGP R 879
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Samuel Bourne
Samuel Bourne
Samuel Bourne was a Nottingham bank clerk with a passion for photography. In 1862 he left England for India and remained there for seven years, travelling extensively in the western Himalayas. Bourne often required forty servants to carry his bulky and fragile equipment. Given the challenges of...
