Ruins at Stupa 1 Sanchi Joseph Beglar 1875

Joseph David Beglar, or Joseph David Freedone Melik Beglar (1845–1907), was an

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and

photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...

working in British-India and reporting to the

Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexande ...

, known for his images of

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and

religious art Religious art is artistic imagery using religious inspiration and motifs and is often intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual. Sacred art involves the ritual and cultic practices and practical and operative aspects of the path of the spiritu ...

. He was an assistant of

Alexander Cunningham Major General Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814 – 28 November 1893) was a British Army engineer with the Bengal Engineer Group who later took an interest in the history and archaeology of India. In 1861, he was appointed to the newly ...

.'Archaeologizing' Heritage?: Transcultural Entanglements by Michael Falser, Monica Junej
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Works

Report of a Tour through the Bengal Provinces
(1878) *''Report of Tours in the South-eastern Provinces in 1874-75 and 1875-76'
Google Books
*''Report of a Tour in Bundelkhand and Malwa, 1871-72: And in the Central Provinces, 1873-74'' *''Report for the Year 1871-72- Delhi and Agra''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beglar, Joseph David 1845 births 1907 deaths Archaeological Survey of India people Indian people of Armenian descent 19th-century archaeologists