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View from the ruins of the Fort of Currah, on the River Ganges.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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View from the ruins of the Fort of Currah, on the River Ganges. No. XXI. VIEW FROM THE RUINS OF THE FORT OF CURRAH, ON THE RIVER GANGES. The walls of the Fort of Currah, as already mentioned in No. I., are nearly all destroyed; what appears in this view was formerly part of a gateway. From t...
Shevagurry.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Shevagurry. No. IV. SHEVAGURRY. Shevagurry is a small village, the residence of a Poligar Rajah, tributary to the British government. It is situated at the foot of a range of hills that extend in a southern direction towards Cape Comorin, from which it is distant about one hundred miles. Th...
Chevalpettore.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Chevalpettore. No. V. CHEVAL-PETTORE. In this view, taken in the district of Tinnevelly, the Fort of Cheval-Pettore is a conspicuous object; the town of that name, to which it is attached, is not introduced, being about a mile distant on the left. The hills contiguous to this fort are in a g...
Sankry Droog.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Sankry Droog. No. VII. SANKRY DROOG. This view is taken from the north west side of Sankry Droog, one of the largest of those fortified hills that occur so frequently in the Carnatic. It is situated near the eastern limits of the Coimbatoor district; was formerly in the possession of Tippoo ...
Ramgur.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Ramgur. No. X. RAMGUR. Ramgur, or Rampoor, in the district of Benares, is an Hindoo village, delightfully situated in a valley sheltered by hills, richly clothed with woods. From the numerous fragments of ancient buildings that lay scattered about this village and its neighbourhood, it is ev...
The rope bridge at Sirinagur.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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The rope bridge at Sirinagur. No. XXIII. THE ROPE BRIDGE, AT SERINAGUR. The city of Serinagur appears in the distance, extending along the right bank of the Alucnindra, and is partly concealed by the high rock in the front of the view. On the author's approach to this place, he was greeted b...
'Sculptured rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the coast of Coromandel.' Plate 1 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Da
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Sculptured rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the coast of Coromandel. No. I. SCULPTURED ROCKS AT MAUVELEPORAM, ON THE COAST OF COROMANDEL. Mauveleporam lies about thirty miles southward of Madras, on the sea coast, and is known to mariners by the name of the Seven Pagodas. This view is a representat...
'The entrance of an excavated Hindoo Temple, at Mavalipuram.' Plate 2 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Dani
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The entrance of an excavated Hindoo Temple, at Mavalipuram. No. II. THE ENTRANCE OF AN EXCAVATEDHINDOO TEMPLE, AT MAUVELEPORAM. This rock, like the former, is of coarse granite; the excavation consists of one large apartment, of an oblong form, leaving a small temple attached to that side op...
'An excavated Temple on the Island of Salsette.' Plate 3 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William
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An excavated Temple on the Island of Salsette. No. III. AN EXCAVATED TEMPLE ON THE ISLAND OF SALSETTE. Salsette contains several of these extraordinary works. This View represents the entrance of the largest of the Hindoo Temples, and appears from some of the figures in the portico to have b...
'The portico of an excavated Temple on the island of Salsette.' Plate 4 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Da
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The portico of an excavated Temple on the island of Salsette. No. IV. THE PORTICO OF AN EXCAVATED TEMPLE ON THE ISLAND OF SALSETTE This Temple is about 137 feet in length, 39 feet in width, and 30 feet in height, the whole cut out of the natural rock. The large figure at the end of the porti...