The Upper Himmalayahs. Village of Harkundu with Traveller's Bungalow in Rest-House
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a quiet Himalayan village nestled in steep green hills, with a small rest-house and a lone traveler standing outside. This isn’t a painting—it’s an early photograph. Bourne lugged heavy cameras up narrow mountain paths in the 1860s, long before tourists or Instagram. The buildings and trees look almost untouched, frozen before modern roads or crowds. For more of these quiet, early glimpses of India, look up Samuel Bourne (British, 1834–1912).
