View of Attock (Punjab). 1 March 1860. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
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Pencil drawing of Attock (Punjab) by Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889), 1 March 1860. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Attok. March 1/60.’ Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889) served with the Bengal Engineers in India from 1840 to 1862. From 1845 to 1849 he worked in the North West Provinces restoring and deve...
A temple at Sheoganga in the Salt Range (Punjab). March 1860. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
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Pencil drawing of a temple at Shivganga in the Salt Range of the Punjab, now in Pakistan, by Sir Henry Yule, dated March 1860. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Ancient Buddhist portion of a Temple at Sheogunga in the Salt Range. March 1860.’ Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889) served with the Bengal Eng...
Portrait of Bhup Singh, a Sikh Granthi, and Sham Singh, a Sikh Pujari. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
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Portrait of Bhup Singh, a Sikh Granthi, and Sham Singh, a Sikh Pu.jari Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Sham Singh, Poojaree. Bhoop Singh, Grunthi’. Pencil; 11.5 by 9 ins.
Mosque of Shah Hamadan, Srinagar (Kashmir). Probably by Henry Warren for the lithograph in Hardinge's Recollections of India (1847). Artist(s): Hardinge, Charles Stewart (1822-1894), after
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Mosque of Shah Hamadan, Srinagar (Kashmir). 1846. Purchased 13 November 1857. Pencil and wash drawing of the Mosque of Shah Hamadan at Srinagar (Kashmir). This drawing was probably made by Henry Warren for the lithograph 'City of Kashmir. Mosque of Shah Hamadan', published in C.S. Hardinge's ...
View of a temple on a rock, Veramallai, near Trichinopoly
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View of a temple on a rock, Veramallai, near Trichinopoly. 1815. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Pagoda on a Rock. At Vera Mallai near Trichinopoly. On the right a Choultry. The steps lead to the botton of a Reservoir of water called a Tank. On the left a species of Banyan Tree. The Trees near t...
View of Surat from across the River Tapti. Artist(s): Steen, A. van der (fl. 1767-82)
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Wash drawing by A. van der Heen (fl. 1782) of a view of Surat from across the River Tapti in Gujarat, dated 1782. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Surat taken from the opposite side of the River Tapee. A. van der Steen delt ad Vivum 1782.’ Situated on a bend in the river Tapti, Surat was an import...
Thana Fort on the Island of Salsette seen from the mainland. European figures in the foreground. Artist(s): Steen, A. van der (fl. 1767-82)
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Wash drawing by A. van der Heen (fl. 1782) of Thana Fort on the Island of Salsette, near Bombay in Maharashtra, seen from the mainland with European figures in the foreground, dated 1782. Inscribed on back in ink:’ Thanah Fort on the Island of Salsett taken from the Contenent. A. van der Steen...
Thana Fort on the Island of Salsette seen from the Esplanade. Camels and European figures in the foreground. Artist(s): Steen, A. van der (fl. 1767-82)
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Wash drawing by A. van der Heen (fl. 1782) of Thana Fort on the Island of Salsette near Bombay in Maharashtra, seen from the Esplanade, with camels and European figures in the foreground, dated 1782. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Tanah fort taken from the Esplanade. A. van der Steen fecit, 1782.’
View of Bombay Harbour. January 1870. Artist(s): Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902)
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Water-colour painting of Mumbai Harbour by Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902) in January 1870. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Bombay. Originally, Mumbai (Bombay) was composed of seven islands separated by a marshy swamp. Its deep natural harbour led the Portuguese settlers of the 16th century to ca...
