View of Vallam near Tanjore. Copy of a sketch made in 1784 by Mackenzie. Artist(s): Ignatio, C. (fl. 1816-1819), after Mackenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(2) View of Vallam near Tanjore. November 1784. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Vellum near Tanjore, 1784, by C. McK. Carnatic. Copy at Madras (?) by Ignatio, 1817.’ Water-colour; 9.5 by 11.75 ins. WD795 is the original Mackenzie sketch from which this copy was made.
(4) Jain temple near Negapatam. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Sketch of an Ancient Structure near Negapatam commonly called the Chinese Pagoda but supposed to be the remains of a Jaina Temple.’ Water-colour; 11.5 by 19 ins.
General view of Fort Defiance (i.e. the so-called Tamkam), near Madura.. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(9) General view of Fort Defiance, near Madura. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Fort Defiance and the Landscape near it, near Madura, in 1784. Originally sketched by C McK.’ Water-colour; 12 by 18.5 ins. Note: This is the famous Tumkum, the country house erected by Tirumala Nayak, subsequently c...
Fort Defiance (i.e. the so-called Tamkam) near Madura. June 1784. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(10) Fort Defiance near Madura. June 1784. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Fort Defiance near Madura before it was repaired by Mr John(n)s (?)June 1784. C. McK.’ Water-colour; 8 by 11.75 ins. Note: See previous note. Mr. Samuel Johnston, Paymaster at Madurai, was the first Company official to ...
(11) The Rock and Temple of Trichinopoly. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Rock and Pagoda at Trichinopoly.’ Reproduced in Howes (2010), p.144, fig 4.26. Water-colour, 11 by 13.5 ins.
(12) View with temple at Kalakkad near Cape Comorin. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View at Calcaud near Cape Cormorin’; on back in pencil: ‘Calcaud near Pallamcottah.’ Water-colour; 13.25 by 19.75 ins.
A fakir's hut in the valley of Periyakulam; an ascetic and a European with sepoys in the foreground. May 1784. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(14) A fakir's hut in the valley of Periyakulam; an ascetic and a European with sepoys in the foreground. May 1784. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘The Habitation of a Fakeer on a Rock in the Vale of Periacollum, May 1784. District of Dindigul.’ Water-colour; 12 by 19 ins.
