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1. Add Or 5475, f.27v

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Add Or 5475, f.27v
Title:
Raja Jai Singh's Observatory, Delhi. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
Scope & Content:
Raja Jai Singh’s Observatory, Delhi. Inscribed beneath: ‘naqsha-i jantar mantar birun-i darwaza ajmeri.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

2. WD2297

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WD2297
Title:
Dodabetta, near Ootacamund. Hill with observatory on summit. January 1852. Artist(s): Bellasis, George Hutchins (1807-1862)
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Dodabetta, near Ootacamund. Hill with observatory on summit. January 1852. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘(13) Dodabet Picnic 21st Jany ’52.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD2298

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WD2298
Title:
Detail of Dodabetta observatory near Ootacamund shown in previous sketch; an Englishman and woman and white horse in the foreground. January 1852. Artist(s): Bellasis, George Hutchins (1807-1862)
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Detail of Dodabetta observatory near Ootacamund shown in previous sketch; an Englishman and woman and white horse in the foreground. January 1852. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘The Observatory. (Highest Point.) 8864 feet.’ 6.5 by 8.5 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD2467

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WD2467
Title:
The Jantar Mantar, Jai Singh’s Observatory, Delhi. Artist(s): Byers, John Lawson (1785-1815)
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The Jantar Mantar, Jai Singh’s Observatory, Delhi. c.1815. Foster Catalogue, no.230.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
c 1815
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD3537

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WD3537
Title:
The Observatory of Jai Singh, Delhi
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The Observatory of Jai Singh, Delhi. 1826. Inscribed: ‘Delhi. S.S.W. view of Observatory from Sketch by P.T.C. Novr. 14th 1826’, with notes on measurements and types of stone. Pencil; 27.3 by 37.6 cm. Purchased 1976.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1826
Extent:
1 Item

6. X432/5(19)

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X432/5(19)
Title:
'The Observatory at Delhi.' Plate 19 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 (1769-1837)
Scope & Content:
The Observatory at Delhi. Nos. XIX AND XX. THE OBSERVATORY AT DELHI. These plates contain views of the GREAT DIAL, with many other mural instruments for astronomical purposes, situated at a short distance, southward from the walls of the city of Delhi. Should it be thought these extraordina...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1808
Extent:
1 Item

7. X432/5(20)

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X432/5(20)
Title:
'The Observatory at Delhi.' Plate 20 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 (1769-1837)
Scope & Content:
The Observatory at Delhi. Nos. XIX AND XX. THE OBSERVATORY AT DELHI. These plates contain views of the GREAT DIAL, with many other mural instruments for astronomical purposes, situated at a short distance, southward from the walls of the city of Delhi. Should it be thought these extraordina...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1808
Extent:
1 Item

8. X670(4)

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X670(4)
Title:
Simla prospect point, Boileau Gunge, Bentinck Castle, the Suddur Bazaar & unfinished church. Plate 4 from 'Views in the Himalayas,' lithographed by Day & Son, published by Messrs. Henry Graves & Co., and sold by Messrs. Allen & Co., London, 1852. Artist(s): Picken, Thomas (d.1870), after Scott, Mrs. W.L.L.
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Simla prospect point, Boileau Gunge, Bentinck Castle, the Suddur Bazaar & unfinished church. Plate 4 from 'Views in the Himalayas,' lithographed by Day & Son, published by Messrs. Henry Graves & Co., and sold by Messrs. Allen & Co., London, 1852.. Artist(s): Picken, Thomas (d.18...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 Item

9. X751/1(6)

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X751/1(6)
Title:
Old projecting balcony at the Man Mundil or Observatory, Benares. Plate 6 from James Prinsep's 'Benares Illustrated,' printed by C. Hullmandel, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1831. Artist(s): Hullmandel, Charles Joseph (1789-1850), after Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
Scope & Content:
Old projecting balcony at the Man Mundil or Observatory, Benares. Plate 6 from James Prinsep's 'Benares Illustrated,' printed by C. Hullmandel, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1831.. Artist(s): Hullmandel, Charles Joseph (1789-1850), after Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1831
Extent:
1 Item

10. X751/2(6)

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X751/2(6)
Title:
The Man Mundil, or Hindoo Observatory, Benares. Plate 6 from James Prinsep's 'Benares Illustrated, Second Series,' printed by C. Hullmandel, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1832. Artist(s): Barnard, George (fl. mid-19th century), after Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
Scope & Content:
The Man Mundil, or Hindoo Observatory, Benares. Plate 6 from James Prinsep's 'Benares Illustrated, Second Series,' printed by C. Hullmandel, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1832.. Artist(s): Barnard, George (fl. mid-19th century), after Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1832
Extent:
1 Item