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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 254 Language Not applicable Subject Malik-i-Maidan (Bijapur)

1. Photo 254/3(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 254/3(42)
Title:
Malik-i-maidan, or Monarch of the Plain, 15 ft long, 5 ft diameter & bore 2'-6". Gun has a Persian inscription on it 'that Aurungzebe captured the malik-i-maidan in the 1097th year of the Hegira' [Bijapur]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View of the great gun at Bijapur. Subjects = arms and armour; cannons
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 254/3(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 254/3(55)
Title:
Malik-i-Maidan [the Great Gun of Bijapur]. Photographer: Unknown.
Scope & Content:
View of the great cannon, showing the decoration at the mouth of the muzzle in the form of a monster devouring an elephant.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 item

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