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...
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.
View from Chinkiang (Zhen jiang). Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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View from Chinkiang (Zhen jiang). Inscribed: ‘View from Chin-keung foo Hill, Artillery Mess house, Silver Island. Schoedde’s Hill. Wall carried by exculade’. Pencil; 24.6 by 32.5 cm. On reverse plans and sections of ordnance inscribed: ‘A 10 inch Mortar and Bed. C.D. Waddell’. Note: Major...
Chinkiang from the ground canal with Jin shan island, and the temple founded in 1021. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Chinkiang from the ground canal with Jin shan island, and the temple founded in 1021. Inscribed: ‘Hill of Shin-Kiung foo. Golden Island’. Pencil; 24.4 by 32.5 cm. On reverse plans and elevations of gun platforms signed ‘C.D. Waddell’.
'Part of the Walls of Chin-keung-foo that was excaluded'. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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‘Part of the Walls of Chin-keung-foo that was excaluded’. Pencil; 24.4 by 32.5 cm. On reverse plan and elevation of a heavy field gun signed ‘C.D. Waddell’.
'Chinhae from the SSW' seen from the breach in the walls of Chinkiang. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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‘Chinhae from the SSW’ seen from the breach in the walls of Chinkiang. Pencil; 24.4 by 32.3 cm. On reverse plan and sections of a gun and mortar battery signed ‘C.D. Waddell’.
Shipping at anchor, Aden, with mules and their drivers in the foreground. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Shipping at anchor, Aden, with mules and their drivers in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘Aden. Back Bay April 25th/37’ and on reverse: ‘Steamer Point, Aden from the Hotel’. Pencil; 20.3 by 32.3 cm. Note: The inscription on the front appears to have been overwritten and a mistake made in tracing...
