3-077-888 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Prince Albert Victor in India: entertainments at Jeypore, 1890. '1. Palace and Castle of the Maharajah of Jeypore. 2. A Nobleman's Carriage. 3. A Naga. 4. Black-Buck Fighting. 5. Sambur Deer Fighting...visit of his Royal Highness Prince Albert Victor of Wales to the Maharajah of Jeypore, one of the ancient reigning Princes of Rajpootana...Jeypore...stands at the base of a rocky hill crowned with a strong fortress or castle, below which is the magnificent towered palace, with pillared cloisters and courts, and walled gardens, terraces, alcoves, [and] fountains...[The] Prince arrived on Thursday, Feb. 13...The roads were kept by the Maharajah's infantry, which furnished a guard of honour...The streets were also lined by Naga troops, with the old- fashioned muskets. A procession was formed, led by flag- bearers and drummers, with a cavalcade of horsemen, bullock-carriages, camels, and elephants...a series of wild-beast fights took place before the Prince in the grounds of the Maharajah's Palace. The first was an elephant fight; then, were exhibited fights of quails, cocks, rams, buck and sambur deer, also boar and bull fighting; but all this fighting stopping short of any injury being done to the animals...'. Illustrations from photographs by Dr. G. Rutter. From "Illustrated London