| Alexander Greenlaw Hampi (Vijayanagar) Bellary District: Shiva Temples. 1856 (taken) 1910 (print) Silver gelatin print, from waxed paper (calotype) negative 28.1 x 37.8 cm (image) Victoria and Albert Museum Museum number: 3766-1910 LL/36264 Amateur British colonial photographer, Alexander Greenlaw was the first to extensively photograph the site in 1855-56. The resulting series of waxed paper negatives were made available to the V&A and printed in 1910. These are the earliest known prints.
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