Step well, Benares. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Step well. Pencil. On reverse: ‘Section of the Ganges opposite the Minarets at low water mark 25 April 1829’. With notes and measurements. Pen and pencil.
Map of the area around the Machhodri tank, Benares, with cross sections showing relative water levels of the marsh and the river, and the site of the proposed drain. With notes and measurements. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Map of the area around the Machhodri tank with cross sections showing relative water levels of the marsh and the river, and the site of the proposed drain. With notes and measurements. Pen and ink and water-colour. Note: The tank, formerly a marsh, was drained by Prinsep.
Map and cross section of the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river, Benares, with elevation and cross section of the tunnelling process and drawings of the equipment used. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Map and cross section of the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river with elevation and cross section of the tunnelling process and drawings of the equipment used. Inscribed: ‘Plan of the Mutsyoduree Tunnel. Proposed 30th April 1825. Sanctioned 2nd June 1825. Commenced masonry 1...
Distant view of Benares with two men catching turtles in the foreground from the Mandakini tank.. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Distant view of Benares with two men catching turtles in the foreground. Inscribed on reverse: ‘City from the NW corner of the Mundakinee Tulao, 10 Oct 1826’. Water-colour; 17.6 by 26.5 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: Reproduced in ‘Benares illustrated’, lithographed by J.D. Harding. The tank was...
Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river, 1826. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Commencement of the Tunnel near Trilochun Ghat’. Water-colour; 26.6 by 17.6 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: See WD4276 for map of the area and proposed site of the drain and WD4277 for map and c...