View of the maidan, Calcutta, with Government House and Ochterlony monument. Artist(s): Blagrave, Jane (fl. 1809-1840)
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View of the maidan, Calcutta, with Government House and Ochterlony monument. 1837. Inscribed on front of mount in ink: ‘1837. Govt. House. J.M.A. Blagrave.’ Gouache; 5.5 by 7.25
View of the Taj Mahal from Agra Fort (U.P.). c. 24 January 1789. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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View of the Taj Mahal from Agra Fort (U.P.). c.24 January 1789. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘View of the Taj from Agra Fort. W. Daniell. R.A.’ Pencil and pen-and-ink; 4 by 7 ins. Presented by Colonel H.E.M. Cotton, 10 December 1962.
Door of a tomb, Tatta (Sind). Artist(s): Ainslie, Henry Francis (c.1805-1879)
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Door of a tomb, Tatta (Sind). 1852. Inscribed on front of mount in red ink: ‘Sindh. Door of a Mussalman tomb at Tatta, sentence from the Koran in blue glazed tiles above. 1852.’ 10.5 by 7 ins.
Tomb of Mahomed Shah, Beejapore [Bijapur]. Artist(s): Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846)
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Folio 1. Inscribed in pencil: ‘Tomb of Mahomed Shah. Beejapore. L.A. Nash 1845’. Pencil drawing of a tomb at Bijapur by Alexander Nash (fl. 1834-1846) dated between 1844 and 1845.
Mosque of Mahomet Shaz, Beejapore [Bijapur]. Artist(s): Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846)
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Folio 2. Inscribed in pencil: ‘Mosque of Mahomet Shaz. Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’ Pencil drawing of a mosque at Bijapur by Alexander Nash (fl. 1834-1846) dating to 1844-45.
Tombs of Khauwas Khan, Beejapore [Bijapur]. Artist(s): Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846).
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Folio 3. Inscribed in pencil. ‘Tombs of Khauwas Khan. Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’ Pencil drawing of tombs at Bijapur by Alexander Nash (fl. 1834-1846) dated between 1844 and 1845.
Tombs of Mongalany Sahib, Beejapore [Bijapur]. Artist(s): Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846).
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Folio 4. Inscribed in pencil: 'Tombs of Mongalany Sahib. Bejapoor. L.A. Nash’. Pencil drawing of tombs at Bijapur by Alexander Nash (fl. 1834-1846) dated between 1844 and 1845.
Street of the Fountains, Beejapore [Bijapur]. Artist(s): Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846).
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Folio 5. Inscribed in pencil: ‘Street of the Fountains Beejapore. L.A.N. Dec 1844.’ Pencil drawing of a street in Bijapur, Karnataka by Alexander Nash (fl. 1834-1846) between 1844 and 1845, showing the bastions of the exterior walls of the city.
Remains of the Seven Storied Tower, Beejapore [Bijapur]. Artist(s): Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846).
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Folio 6. Inscribed in pencil: ‘Remains of the Seven Storied Tower Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’ Pencil drawing of the Sat Manzil at Bijapur in Karnataka by Alexander Nash (fl. 1834-1846) dated between 1844 and 1845..The Sat Manzil or Seven Storied Palace was constructed in 1583 under the patronage of the...