Mountainous landscape: view near the village of Asceriah (Abyssinia). 15 August 1805. Artist(s): Salt, Henry (1780-1827)
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Wash drawing of a mountainous landscape near the village of Asceriah in Ethiopia in Africa, dated 15th August 1805. Note: Drawing for ‘View near the Village of Asceriah, in Abyssinia’, plate 17, ‘Views.’ Described Valentia, iii, 7. This is the original drawing for 'View near the Village of A...
Elevation of the N.W. front of the New Government House, Calcutta.. Artist(s): Best, James (fl. 1804)
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Watercolour by James Best (fl. 1804) of the elevation of the N.W. front of New Government House at Calcutta in West Bengal, dated c. 1804. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Elevation of the North West front of the New Government House. Drawn by Jas Best:’ and ‘28. Reed from Secretary's Office.’ Th...
Elevation of the S.E. front of the New Government House, Calcutta.. Artist(s): Best, James (fl. 1804)
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Watercolour by James Best (fl. 1804) of the elevation of the S.E. front of New Government House at Calcutta in West Bengal, dated c. 1804. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Elevation of the South East front of the New Government House. Drawn by Jas Best’; and ‘29.’ This image shows the the south s...
Large stone cist grave, Rajan Kollur, Gulbarga district. 8 May 1850. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of a large stone cist grave at Rajan Kollur in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 8th May 1850. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Large cromlech. Rajunkolloor. May 8th, 1850,’ with other notes; in ink: ‘Sketch No. 1.’ Note: Original sketc...
Stone cist graves, Rajan Kollur, Gulbarga district. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of stone cist graves at Rajan Kollur in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1850. Inscribed on front and back in pencil with notes and: ‘Druidical Cromlechs and Kistvaens at Rajunkolloor, Shorapur District’; in ink:’ No. 2.’ Note: Origina...
Tumulis and rectangular enclosure of stone, Shahpur, Gulbarga district. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of tumulis and a rectangular enclosure of stone at Shahpur in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1850. Inscribed on front with pencil notes and:’ M. Taylor. 1850. Shahpoor’; in ink: ‘No. 13.’ Note: Original sketch for engraving in ‘Des...
Iron objects from cairn circle graves, Jivarji, Gulbarga district, including two sickles and an iron lamp with hook. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of iron objects, including two sickles and an iron lamp with a hook, from cairn circle graves, at Jivarji in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1851. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Jewurgi. Meadows Taylor Delt. All natural size, Sketch No....
Red and black ware pottery from cairn circle graves, Chikanhalli, Jivarji and Andola, Gulbarga district. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of red and black ware pottery from cairn circle graves at Chikanhalli, Jivarji and Andola in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1851. Inscribed on front in ink:’ Pottery from Cairns. Chikunhulli, Jewargi and Andola. Meadows Taylor delt. ...
Metal objects from Narkailpalli (Nalgonda district), Andola (Gulbarga district) and Hyderabad cairn circle graves, including two copper and one bronze bell, and an iron tripod. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of metal objects from Narkailpalli (Nalgonda district), Andola (Gulbarga district) and Hyderabad cairn circle graves, dated 1851. The objects include two copper and one bronze bell, and an iron tripod. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Fig 1 Iron Trip...
Full-size sketch of a skull from cairn circle grave, Jivarji, Gulbarga district. 5 April 1851. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Pen-and-ink full-size sketch of a skull from a cairn circle grave at Jivarji in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 5th April 1851. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Jewurgi. April 5, 1851’; also other pencil notes. This is the original sketch for Fig. II of Taylor's , 'Descriptions of Cairn...
