
Tiger Hunting In India

by Science Photo Library
Title
Tiger Hunting In India
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Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Tiger hunting in India, 19th century. European using a gun to shoot a tiger (Panthera tigris) while mounted on an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). The skeleton of a cow is partly seen at bottom centre. The hunter depicted here is George Francklin Atkinson, a captain in the Bengal Engineers. Atkinson wrote, illustrated and published a history of the 1857 rebellion in India, as well as other works showing life in the area during British rule.
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October 3rd, 2018
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