A lane in Sonargaon towards Panama, 1870’s Sonargaon

A lane in Sonargaon towards Panama, 1870’s Sonargaon

A lane in Sonargaon towards Panama, 1870’s Sonargaon

Photograph of a lane in Sonargaon towards Panam. This print was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is one of a series of 88 albumen prints in an album entitled 'Views in India and Bangladesh', part of the Temple Collection. The view shows a narrow path through a wood near Sonargaon in Bangladesh.

View looking over a bridge, 1870’s Sonargaon

View looking over a bridge, 1870’s Sonargaon

View looking over a bridge, 1870’s Sonargaon

This print from the Temple Collection was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s. Sonargaon is situated in the Dhaka District, Bangladesh near the banks of the Meghna, 15 miles east of Dacca. It was the ancient Muhammadan capital of Eastern Bengal. However, only the ruins of the ancient city of Sonargaon remain and the area is buried in a dense jungle of bamboos and other trees. Waterways were traditionally the most important means of communication in Dacca and when the rivers rise, the whole of the lower part of the district floods and boats were practically the only means of transport for men and goods.

View though the central arch of a bridge over a canal, 1870’s Sonargaon

View though the central arch of a bridge over a canal, 1870’s Sonargaon

View though the central arch of a bridge over a canal, 1870’s Sonargaon

Photograph of a view through the central arch of a bridge over a canal in Sonargaon. This print from the Temple Collection was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s. Sonargaon is situated in the Dhaka District, Bangladesh near the banks of the Meghna, 15 miles east of Dacca. It was the ancient Muhammadan capital of Eastern Bengal. However, only the ruins of the ancient city of Sonargaon remain; the area is buried in a dense jungle of bamboos and other trees. Waterways were traditionally the most important means of communication in Dacca and when the rivers rise, the whole of the lower part of the district floods and boats were practically the only means of transport for men and goods.

Panama City road, 1870’s Sonargaon

Panama City road, 1870’s Sonargaon

Panam road, 1870’s Sonargaon

Photograph of Panam Road in Sonargaon near Dhaka, now in Bangladesh taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer. Sonargaon was once the capital of Eastern Bengal but in about 1608 Islam Khan, the Governor transferred the capital of the whole province to Dhaka.

Dhaka or bridge on Mayurpanklin canal, 1870’s Sonargaon

Dhaka or bridge on Mayurpanklin canal, 1870’s Sonargaon

Dhaka or bridge on Mayurpanklin canal, 1870’s Sonargaon

Photograph of a bridge overgrown by vegetation in the Dhaka area, in Bangladesh taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer . The location of this view is unidentified and the bridge could either be in Dhaka City or alternatively over the Mayurpanklin Canal at Sonargaon, which was the capital of East Bengal until the capital of the whole province was transferred to Dhaka in 1608 by the Governor Islam Khan.