Album of 62 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and archetectural details from Muslim monuments in Ahmadabad and its neighbourhood. c.1884-1886. Prepared mainly by Indian draftsmen under the supervision of James Burgess
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62 drawings (71 folios) of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details from Muslim monuments in Ahmadabad and its neighbourhood: Sarkhej buildings (18); sluice at Kankariya tank, Ahmadabad (2); Shah Khub mosque and Malik Sha'ban's mosque, Ahmadabad (1); Darya Khan's tomb, Dar...
Khub-ki Masjid, Shah Khub Muhammad Chisti [floor plan]. Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916).
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Plan of Shah Khub Muhammad Chishti masjid from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Shah Khub Muhammad Chishti masjid dates from 1538.
Plan of Miyan Khan Chishti's tomb (top), Tomb at Bibi Achut Kuki's mosque (bottom). Artist(s): Dinkar, Sitaram (fl. 1884)
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Tomb of Bibi Achut Kuki at Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Bibi Achut Kuki mosque and tomb complex was built in 1469 for the wife of Imad al Mulk, a minister of Sultan Mahmud Begada (r.1459-1511). Located north of the cit...