John Forbes Watson & John William Kay
The People of India, 1868-1875

A group of loose albumen prints (31), from Volume II of The People of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan. [John Forbes Watson & John William Kay, London: India Museum, 1868-1875]. Oval and square albumen prints mounted to album pages, each measuring 15 x10.5cm (smallest) to 15 x20.5cm (largest), pages measuring 33.5 x 24.5mm, each with printed caption label below, many with accompanying loose text pages.

Comprising Plates 70: Kus or Khas, Dominant Tribe, Nipal; 59: Sunwar Female, Sub-Hymalayan Origin, Nipal; 75: Moormis, Tibetans, Nipal; 76: Moormi Group, Tibetans, Nipal; 62: Liboo Female, Aboriginal, Trans-Hymalayan, Nipal; 58: Sunwar, Sub-Hymalayan Origin, Nipal; 65: Magar or Muggur, Military Tribe, Nipal; 64: Limboo Group, Aboriginal, Trans-Hymalayan, Nipal; 68: Goorung Group, Military Tribe, Nipal; 42: Bhotanese, Chiefly of Tibetan Origin, Bhotan; 41: Interpreter at Darjeeling, Tibetan, Bhotan; 51: Cheboo Lama, Minister of Sikhim, Tibetan, Sikhim; 52: Lama, Buddhist Priest, Tibetan; 54: Bhotia, Buddhist, Tibet; 69: Goorung Soldiers, Military Tribe, Nipal; 73: Newar Group, Slave Population, Nipal; 48: Lepcha Femal, Aboriginal, Sikhim; among others.

(Quantity:31)