'An old ruined Temple about half a mile North of the Village Choultry Mahabilipoorum from a Sketch by Mr J. Braddock'. Artist(s): Gantz, John (1772-1853)
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‘An old ruined Temple about half a mile North of the Village Choultry Mahabilipoorum from a Sketch by Mr J. Braddock. J. Gantz’.
Fort St George, Madras, with sepoys in the left foreground, and wounded soldiers outside the military hospital. Beyond to the left is the tomb of Dr Edward Bulkley, died 1714 and buried at the end of his own garden. The River Cooum is to the right. Ar
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Fort St. George, Madras, with sepoys in the left foreground, and wounded soldiers outside the military hospital. Beyond to the left is the tomb of Dr. Edward Bulkley, died 1714 and buried at the end of his own garden. The River Cooum is to the right beyond the hospital. Inscribed: ‘Wst. View ...
Nawab Shuja al-Daula's palace at Lucknow. Wrongly inscribed: 'Ancient Palace of Emperors of Hindoostan at Lahore'.. Artist(s): Longcroft, Thomas (c. 1760-1811)
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The palace of Shuja‘ al-Daula at Lucknow, with the mosque of Asaf al-Daula’s Imambara behind, taken from across the river Gumti. c.1798. Inscribed (wrongly): ‘Ancient Palace of Emperors of Hindoostan at Lahore’. In Barton’s hand: ‘given to me by the Nawab Saadat Ali of Oudh’. Wash; 40.5 by 6...
Moored boats from Arakan or Chittagong. Artist(s): Prinsep, Thomas (1800-1830)
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Moored boats from Arakan or Chittagong c.1828. Inscribed on album page: ‘Mugh boats’. Water-colour; 15 by 19.5 cm. Note: Mugh is a name commonly applied to natives of Arakan or Chittagong.
'The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it)'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it’). Water-colour; 12 by 17.2 cm. Note: The simple grave of Emperor Aurangzeb, ruled 1658-1707, a stone slab on a wooden platform, is within the courtyard of the shrine of Shaikh Burham ud-Din G...
Savandurga from the north. Artist(s): McPherson, John (1770-1796)
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Savandurga from the north. Inscribed: ‘J. McPherson pinxt. Severndroog. From the Picquets of Lord C - Army & the face which was reached & stormed.’ Water-colour; 15.8 by 21.5 cm. Note: Savandurga was stormed by the army of Lord Cornwallis on 21 January 1792.
