Map and cross section of the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river, Benares, with elevation and cross section of the tunnelling process and drawings of the equipment used. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Map and cross section of the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river with elevation and cross section of the tunnelling process and drawings of the equipment used. Inscribed: ‘Plan of the Mutsyoduree Tunnel. Proposed 30th April 1825. Sanctioned 2nd June 1825. Commenced masonry 1...
Plan of the smaller mosque of Aurangzeb with elevation of the north minaret, Benares. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Plan of the smaller mosque of Aurangzeb with elevation of the north minaret. Inscribed: ‘Plan of the Madhoray musjid Benares. J. Prinsep Novr. 1823’ with notes and measurements. Pen and ink and wash. Note: The minarets were taken down and restored under James Prinsep’s direction as the found...
Temple of Kailasanatha at Ellora near Aurangabad, viewed from the south looking north past the monolithic pillar towards the bridge connecting the Nandi shrine with the main temple. Artist(s): Grindlay, Robert Melville (1786-1877)
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Temple of Kailasanatha at Ellora near Aurangabad, viewed from the south looking north past the monolithic pillar towards the bridge connecting the Nandi shrine with the main temple. Inscribed indistinctly: ‘.... ch Kylas. Principal .... R. Grindlay’; 1810 watermark. Water-colour; 46 by 58.5 c...
Dane Collection Drawings connected with the family of Sir Louis Dane (1856-1946): (1-11) views of the West Indies by his grandson, Richard Dane. Artist(s): Dane, Richard Louis Hastings (d.1944)
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Water-colours mostly of the West Indies, by Richard Louis Hastings Dane, grandson of Sir Louis Dane, Shropshire Light Infantry, killed in action 1944.
Dane Collection 2 drawings connected with the family of Sir Louis Dane (1856-1946), including views of Quetta and Srinagar by T.A.S. Swinburne RE, c.1905. Artist(s): Swinburne, T.A.S. (fl. c.1905)
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Water-colours of Quetta and Srinagar c.1905 by T.A.S. Swinburne RE, with the 3rd Sappers and Miners stationed at Quetta.
'View from a Window in the Government House Calcutta'. Artist(s): Cornish, Hubert (1757-1823)
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‘View from a Window in the Government House Calcutta’. Water-colour; 26.7 by 41.5 cm. Purchased 1992. Note: The house on the left appears to be situated in the grounds of Old Government House, on the corner of Wheler Place and Old Court House Street. It is visible in William Baillie’s view o...
'Garden House of Mr Trinks the Music Master near Calcutta'. Artist(s): Cornish, Hubert (1757-1823)
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‘Garden House of Mr Trinks the Music Master near Calcutta’. Water-colour; 26.8 by 41.7 cm. Purchased 1992. Note: Charles Trinks (c.1750-1813) Music Master and organist of St. John’s Church, Calcutta.
Busy riverside scene, Calcutta, with a new civil servant being carried ashore. His boxes are being piled up on the bank and a palanquin awaits him. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Busy riverside scene with a civil servant being carried ashore. His boxes are being piled up on the bank and a palanquin awaits him. Inscribed: ‘The landing of a griffen at Calcutta. WP. Sep. 1822’. Pen and ink with water-colour; 16.5 by 24.3 cm Purchased 1992.
Sketch map of the Barna river from Garstin’s bridge to the Old Fort, Benares. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Sketch map of the Barna river from Garstin’s bridge to the Old Fort. Inscribed: ‘Part of the Burna Nala survey in Janry. 1824 by James Prinsep’, with scale and main places identified. Pen and ink and wash; 31 by 82 cm.
