'Exterior of an Eed-gah near Chaynpore, Bahar.' Plate 15 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William
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Exterior of an Eed-gah near Chaynpore, Bahar. No. XV. EXTERIOR OF AN EED-GAH NEAR CHAYNPORE, BAHAR. An Eed-Gah is a place designed for the performance of solemn festivals by the professors of the Mahomedan religion. The interior of this building is extremely plain, and does not possess any t...
'Interior of a Temple near Muddunpore.' Plate 16 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-18
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Interior of a Temple near Muddunpore. No. XVI. INTERIOR OF A TEMPLE NEAR MUDDUNPORE. Muddunpore is in the province of Bahar, and its situation is so recluse that it might have been expected the Hindoos here would have escaped the insolence of Mahomedan usurpation; unfortunately for them it ha...
'View near Bangalore.' Plate 17 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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View near Bangalore. No. XVII. VIEW NEAR BANGALORE. The neighbourhood of Bangalore is remarkable for the frequent appearance of the remains of antient Hindoo architecture. Nearly in the centre of this view is a temple, but at present without an idol. On the left is the Chackra or Discus of ...
'Entrance to a Hindoo Temple near Bangalore.' Plate 18 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1
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Entrance to a Hindoo Temple near Bangalore. No. XVIII. ENTRANCE TO AN HINDOO TEMPLE NEAR BANGALORE. The entrance to this Temple has a very striking effect from the size and singularity of the mythological sculpture wrought in stone, which appears in the court before the Temple. On the right ...
'The Observatory at Delhi.' Plate 19 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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The Observatory at Delhi. Nos. XIX AND XX. THE OBSERVATORY AT DELHI. These plates contain views of the GREAT DIAL, with many other mural instruments for astronomical purposes, situated at a short distance, southward from the walls of the city of Delhi. Should it be thought these extraordina...
'The Observatory at Delhi.' Plate 20 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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The Observatory at Delhi. Nos. XIX AND XX. THE OBSERVATORY AT DELHI. These plates contain views of the GREAT DIAL, with many other mural instruments for astronomical purposes, situated at a short distance, southward from the walls of the city of Delhi. Should it be thought these extraordina...
'A pavilion, belonging to an Hindoo Temple.' Plate 21 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (17
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A pavilion, belonging to an Hindoo Temple. No. XXI. A PAVILION BELONGING TO AN HINDOO TEMPLE. This view was taken near Mavelaporam on the Coromandel coast. Most of the Hindoo Temples in the southern part of Hindoostan have attached pavilions, which in general are much decorated. They are pr...
'Interior of the Temple of Mandeswara near Chaynpore, Bahar.' Plate 22 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell. [in fact near Ramgarh]. Artist(s): Daniell, Thom
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Interior of the Temple of Mandeswara near Chaynpore, Bahar. No. XXII. INTERIOR OF THE TEMPLE OF MANDESWARA, NEAR CHAYNPORE, BAHAR. The only entrance to this Temple is shewn in Plate 13 of the present series. The plan of this apartment, being the principal one, is octagonal, with three recess...
'A Minar at Gour.' Plate 23 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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A Minar at Gour. No. XXIII. A MINAR AT GOUR, Near the fort of the ancient city of Gour, on the eastern side, this Minar or Tower is erected; but by whom, or for what purpose, cannot now be clearly ascertained. Two thirds of this building from the base upwards is a polygon of twelve sides, th...
'The Cuttub Minar near Delhi.' Plate 24 from Antiquities of India. Twelve [i.e. Twenty four] views [taken in the years 1790 and 1793] from the drawings of Thomas Daniell.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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The Cuttub Minar near Delhi. No. XXIV. THE CUTTUB MINAR. This celebrated Minar is situated about nine miles southward of the city of Shahjehanabad, (the modern appellation of Delhi,) and is reported to have been built by Cuttub Shah, who ascended the throne of Delhi A. D. 1205. The general f...