*"Tomb of Shums-ood-Deen Altamsh, part builder of the Kotab Mosque, died 1236 [Delhi]," a photo by Samuel Bourne, 1860's* (BL)

A wood engraving of the tomb chamber by E. Therond, c.1878; *a very large scan of this engraving*

Source: ebay, July 2005

*The tomb chamber itself: "Tomb in Old Delhi" [actually Iltutmish's tomb], Harper's Magazine, 1885* (Cornell Library)

From: F. Marion Crawford, "The Mohammadans in India," 'Harpers New Monthly Magazine' 71,422 (July 1885), pp. 165-180. This image appears on p. 167.

A silver gelatin photo, c.1900

Source: ebay, Nov. 2007

The facade of Iltutmish's tomb, built c.1230

Source: http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat4/museum1?museum=Dehli&genre=Islam&cd=8033-3191-4272&country=Inde&col=pays
[Delhi, Quvvat, section 1 (of one), page 3, image 1]
(downloaded April 2000)

A modern photo

Source: http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat4/museum1?museum=Dehli&genre=Islam&cd=8033-3191-4272&country=Inde&col=pays
[Delhi, Quvvat, section 1 (of 1), page 3, image 4]
(downloaded April 2000)

A closer look at the wall that's behind the tomb in the photo above

Source: http://www.doncroner.com/India/Minar/Minar-Pages/Image16.html
(downloaded Oct. 2005)

A closer look at some of the calligraphic detail

Source: Courtesy of Rob McNamee, Columbia College, Jan. 2005

*A HUGE photo of one of these wall niches*; and *a wall detail, with Kufic script*

Source: Courtesy of Prof. Barry Flood, NYU, Feb. 2008