Udaipur was one of the earliest places to record the appearance of a camera in India. Used first at the Court of Mewar during the reign of Maharana Bhim Singh (reigned 1778-1828), the camera was used to collect and preserve pictures. The photographic collections of the House of Mewar constitute a significant private archive that sheds light on the period of the rule of the Mewars in India under the British. This volume introduces the collection in its entirety, ...
