Secundra Near Agra. The Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a quiet stone tomb half-hidden by trees, sunlight slanting across its arches. Bourne lugged heavy camera gear across India in the 1860s to take pictures like this. The photo shows Akbar’s mausoleum before later repairs—so it’s a rare peek at how the building really looked back then. Look up other photos in the same album at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
