[Ellora] Pillars from Jaina caves. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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f.58. Illustration of pillars from Jagannatha Sabha, Cave XXXIII, 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...
Ajanta: Cave II. Surveyor : Cousens, Henry (1854-193?)
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f.19. Ground plan of Cave II at Ajanta from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd ? 1st century BC and later in the 5th century AD, a p...
Ajanta: Cave VII. Surveyor : Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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f.43. Plan of Cave VII at Ajanta from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd ? 1st century BC and later in the 5th century AD, a period ...
Perforated window. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 47. Illustration of a window from Sidi Sayyid's mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The Sidi Sayyid mosque, built between 1572-73, was constructed by a nobleman at the court of Sultan Muzaffar III (r.1561-72) alon...