The temple at Chingrakonda, near Ongole.. Artist(s): Sydenham, Benjamin (1777-1828)
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(8) The temple at Chingrakonda, near Ongole. 1788. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Pagoda at Chingraconda 5 coss south of Ongole in Nellore Circar. The Pillar made of copper’; in pencil: ‘Singraconda in N. Nellore Dist.’ Wash. 20.75 by 14.25 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.
View of Dindigal Fort with an English officer and an Indian pandit in the foreground
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(16) View of Dindigul with an English officer, perhaps MacKenzie, and an Indian in the foreground. 1790. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of Dindigul (?) 1790.’ Water-colour; 12.5 by 18 ins.
(19) The Shore Temple, Mamallapuram. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Mahabalipur’; on back in ink: ‘View of the ancient Hindu Temple on the Sea Coast at Mavelliporam-called the Seven Pagodas.’ Reproduced in J. Howes 'Illustrating India' (OUP Delhi:2010), p.174, fig 5.2. Water-colour; 10.75 by 16...
