Author: Dalrymple William
Place: India
Publisher: Harpercollins
Year: 2018
Pages: 106
ISBN: 978-93-5302-008-8
Source: Purchased
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: History
Keyword: Historian Eye
Shelf: C6R3
Accession No: B1339
Contents: Foreword Introduction
Abstract: *The Historian’s Eye* is a photographic journey by William Dalrymple through the Indian subcontinent, capturing sites central to the decline of the Mughal Empire. Using a Samsung Edge, Dalrymple’s striking black-and-white images convey the immediacy and authenticity of cellphone photography. The collection includes battlefields, mosques, Sufi shrines, and crumbling Mughal architecture, offering a poignant record of the empire’s collapse. Dalrymple emphasizes that photography, like history, is about perspective and vision, not the tools used. This collection invites viewers to explore the lasting cultural and architectural legacy of the Great Mughals and the marks left by their fall.