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1. WD4477

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4477
Title:
Snowy Mounts. from summit of Dehee Daibee.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
‘Snowy Mounts. from summit of Dehee Daibee.’ Watermark: ‘J. Whatman 1804.’ Ridges in green and brown leading to the Himalaya. It is not clear what Hearsey’s vantage point is, or on which expedition he drew this.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

2. WD4473

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4473
Title:
Almorah No. 5.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
‘Almorah No. 5.’ The capital of Kumaon sits on a saddle-ridge, with the town and temples in the middle, and the old fort Lal Mandi, renamed Fort Moira, in the distance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD4474

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4474
Title:
Almorah No. 1.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
‘Almorah No. 1.’ The town seen from the other side of the ridge, with the ‘cantonment’ and fort in the distance, and another smaller fort crowning the nearer summit. Watermark: ‘J. Whatman 1804.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD4475

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4475
Title:
Nokoocheea Lake Kumaoon No. 1. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
Nokoocheea Lake Kumaoon No. 1 Naukachiya Tal, the Lake with Nine Corners, two miles east of Bhim Tal, one of the most indented and prettiest of the Kumaon lakes, surrounded on three sides by high hills and with oak woods coming down to the water’s edge.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD4476

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4476
Title:
Bheem Taal Lake Kumaoon No. 2. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
Bheem Taal Lake Kumaoon No. 2 Bhim Tal is one of the larger lakes in the Naini Tal district, about 10 miles SE of Naini Tal.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD348

Reference (shelfmark):
WD348
Title:
The village of Niti, Kumaon (U.P.). 4 June 1812. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
The village of Niti, Kumaon (U.P.). 4 June 1812. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Neetee - called also Leetee - frontier Village of Bootan - 1812.’ Water-colour; 14.75 by 18.25 ins. Reproduced: F. Watson, 'A Pioneer in the Himalayas: William Moorcroft', ‘The Geographical Magazine’, August 1959...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD4471

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4471
Title:
The Fort & City of Chumpawut Capital of Kalee Kumaoon.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
‘The Fort & City of Chumpawut Capital of Kalee Kumaoon.’ Formerly the seat of the Chand Rajas, the capital was removed to Almora in the 16th century, leaving Champavat as the chief town in Kali Kumaon.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD347

Reference (shelfmark):
WD347
Title:
A view of Badrinath; snow-covered mountain in the background, three yaks and two boys in the foreground. Garwhal (U.P.). 29 May 1808. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
A view of Badrinath; snow-covered mountain in the background, three yaks and two boys in the foreground. Garwhal (U.P.). 29 May 1808. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Badrinath in Garhwal l808’. Water-colour; 14 by 20.5 ins. Note: ‘See Asiatick Researches’, xi, 1810, 521.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1808
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD349

Reference (shelfmark):
WD349
Title:
Encampment at Ghertope (Tibet); snows in the background, two tents, goats and two yaks in the middle distance. Three musicians seated in the foreground, one playing an hautboy, one on tablas, and the third singing and clapping his hands. 21 July 1812.
Scope & Content:
Encampment at Ghertope (Tibet); snows in the background, two tents, goats and two yaks in the middle distance. Three musicians seated in the foreground, one playing an hautboy, one on ‘tablas’, and the third singing and clapping his hands. 21 July 1812. Water-colour; 14 by 20.5 ins. Note: For...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD4472

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4472
Title:
The Fort of Kutool Gur'h Key of Kalee Kumaoon.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
Scope & Content:
‘The Fort of Kutool Gur’h Key of Kalee Kumaoon.’ The strong fortress of Kutulgarh a few miles north of Champavat seems perched on a conical mass of rock.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item