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032-003280691 Collection Area Visual Arts

761. WD2217(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2217(46)
Title:
[Ellora] Pillar in SW corner great hall Indra Sabha (left), Indra Sabha (right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
f.46. Illustration of columns from Indra Sabha, Cave XXXII, at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Brahmanical and Jaina, IIII.' The spectacular site of Ellora is well-known for its series of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples excavated into the rocky façade o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877-1880
Extent:
1 item

762. WD2217(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2217(62)
Title:
[Ellora] Head found at Ellora (left), Pillar from last Jaina cave (right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
f.62. Illustration of fragments from the cave temples at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Brahmanical and Jaina, IIII.' The spectacular site of Ellora is famous for its series of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples excavated into the rocky façade of a cliff ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877-1880
Extent:
1 item

763. WD2217(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2217(63)
Title:
[Ellora] Head found at Ellora (right), Detail of pillar at Kailasa (left). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
f.63. Illustration of fragments from the cave temples at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Brahmanical and Jaina, IIII.' The spectacular site of Ellora is famous for its series of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples excavated into the rocky façade of a cliff ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877-1880
Extent:
1 item

764. WD2218(24v-25)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2218(24v-25)
Title:
Dabhoi: Plan of north-west corner bastion of the walls; Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Plan of north-west corner bastion of the walls in Dabhoi from James Burgess' 'The Antiquities of the town of Dabhoi in Gujarat.' Dahboi, located 20 miles south-east of Baroda, is an ancient town with fortified walls which was built in the early 13th century by the Vaghela king of Patan. Key featu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1884-1885
Extent:
1 item

765. WD2219(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2219(65)
Title:
[Sojali: Perforated screen from the tomb at,]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Folio 65. Illustration of a perforated screen surrounding the tomb of Mubarak Sayyid at Soljali from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture in Gujarat.' The tombs at Sojali, a village near Mehmudabad in Gujarat, date from the end of the fifteenth century. The most notable ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1885
Extent:
1 item

766. WD2220(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2220(19)
Title:
Sayyid Alam's central mehrab (left), Mirzapur Queen's central mehrab (right). Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
Scope & Content:
Folio 19. Illustration of two mehrabs from mosques at Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' Ahmadabad, founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) developed the city wall and was responsible for the construction of several buildings a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1886
Extent:
1 item

767. WD2220(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2220(31)
Title:
Spiral ceiling from Rajapur mosque (left), Mihrab in ladies gallery, Jami mosque (right). Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
Scope & Content:
Folio 31. Illustrations of a spiral ceiling from Rajapur mosque (left) and the mihrab in ladies gallery from the Jami Masjid (right) from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Jami Masjid at Ahmadabad, Gujarat, was built by Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42)...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1886
Extent:
1 item

768. WD2221(58)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2221(58)
Title:
Mihrab in Muhafez [Muhafiz] Khan's [front elevation, section and plan]. Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916).
Scope & Content:
Illustration of the mihrab, or prayer niche, from the Mosque of Muhafiz Khan at Ahmadabad, near Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' This small mosque was built in 1465 by Jamail-ud-Din Muhafiz Khan who was a nobleman at the court of Sultan Ma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1884-1886
Extent:
1 item

769. WD2221(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2221(59)
Title:
Tomb from south end of Muhafez [Muhafiz] Khan's mosque. Artist(s): Gopal, Hari (fl. 1875).
Scope & Content:
Pen-and-ink drawing of a tomb from south end of Muhafiz Khan's Mosque at Ahmadabad by Hari Gopal (fl. 1875) dating to between 1884 and 1886. This image is from the Burgess collection, an album of 49 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details of Islamic monuments ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1884-1886
Extent:
1 item

770. WD2223(41v-42)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2223(41v-42)
Title:
Section of tank in marked place at Kapadvanj with arch. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916).
Scope & Content:
Govt. Archaeol. Survey of Western India No. 693.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-86
Extent:
1 item