The gateway to Akbar's tomb photographed by Dr John Murray (who shot views of Mussaman Burj pictured in an earlier slide).
Murray was posted as a civil surgeon in Agra in 1848 where he amassed pictures of Agra's prettiest buildings as well expert knowledge on cholera.
He exhibited his photographs of India when he came to London on leave in 1857. He also published them in a book titled Picturesque Views in the North Western Provinces of India. Apparently, only two copies of this book exist today.
Photograph: Courtesy Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Also read: The legend of Jhalkari bai
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