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Impey, Eugene Clutterbuck (Photographer). Cheetas, or Hunting Leopards, Rajasthan, n.d. | Antiquarian Photograph | 00115667

Impey, Eugene Clutterbuck (Photographer). Cheetas, or Hunting Leopards, Rajasthan - From the album "Captain E.C. Impey, 'Delhi, Agra, and Rajpootana, illustrated by eighty photographs' (Cundall, Downes, & Co., London, 1865)". Albumen print pasted on mount, n.d. | Antiquarian Photograph | Photography | 00115667
PhotographerEugene Clutterbuck Impey | 1830 – 1904
TitleCheetas, or Hunting Leopards, Rajasthan
Document TypeAntiquarian Photograph
MediumAlbumen print pasted on mountDaten.d.
Size6.06 x 7.52 in (15.40 x 19.10 cm)
InscriptionPrinted text in English '69. (b) Cheetas, or Hunting Leopards. When a Cheeta has been led or carried to within a certain distance of the antelope or other game he is to hunt, the hood is removed from his eyes. He creeps stealthily up until the game perceives him, and then usually brings it to the ground in a few magnificent bound.' on lower edge of mount.
Location FeaturedAkbar's Tomb, Sikandra, Agra

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