Lit de luxe
This piece is sort of a middle alley, exposing the odd connection between luxury and austerity
Kumaon, 1890s
A quiet German undertook a series of travels which appeared in his 1900 travelogue Indische Gletscherfahrten
Shahjahanabad, 1857
This engraving of Mughal India’s capital was already a memory when it was published
American West, 1870s
Irish American photographer Timothy O’Sullivan captured the West’s grandeur on its own terms
The Beatles, New Delhi, 1966
Their one-day layover in New Delhi in 1966 included a visit to Rikhi Ram’s old musical instruments shop
Connaught Place, C. 1930
Incomplete Connaught Place in 1930’s. New Delhi was only a little over two decades old then
Kausani, 1962
Two of America’s greatest poets journeyed to India much before ‘spiritual’ trips became a fad
Smoking ruins, 1900
Haunting postcards of Pompei reveal more about its tragedy than any modern day photograph can
Cliff Hangar, 1903
The historic Jungfraubahn mountain railway completes a century of offering spectacular views to its passengers
Travel Classic: Blue highways, 1978
This great travelogue, by William Least Heat-Moon, goes on a gorgeous trawl through the back roads of America