Original Drawings. Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad by Burgess & Cousens. Vol. I Part I. Archaeological Survey of Western India. vol. VII. New Imperial Series. vol. XXIV. 1900.’
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...
Malik Alam mosque. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 26. Illustration of the Masjid of Malik Alam near Ahmadabad in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' Malik Alam's Masjid is located near Shah Alam's tomb, in southern Ahmadabad, in a village called Dani Limdi. James Burgess, writing in 19...
Plan of Sarkhej. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Pen-and-ink drawing of an unidentified building at Ahmadabad by an anonymous draughtsman 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 Muslim monuments in Ahmadabad and the...
Elevation of Ahmad Shah's mosque. Surveyor(s): James Burgess (1832-1916).
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Folio 4. Elevation illustration of Ahmad Shah's mosque in Ahmadabad, Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' Sultan Ahmad Shah (r.1411-42) founded the city of Ahmadabad in 1411 and was responsible for the construction of several buildings and mos...