Copy of a drawing by Ceylonese priests at Weligama (Ceylon)
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Copy of a drawing by Ceylonese priests at Weligama (Ceylon). Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Boodhoo recumbent on a snake copied from a Drawing of the Cingalese Priests at Villigaam March 1797’; on back in ink: ‘No. 4. Boodhoo.’ Pen-and-ink; 24 by 21 ins.
Sculpture of the descent of the Ganges, Mamallapuram
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Sculpture of the descent of the Ganges, Mamallapuram. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Ancient Sculptures on the Rocks at Mavelliporum’; on back in ink: ‘No.’ ‘7. Mavellepoorum.’ Reproduced in J. Howes 'Illustrating India' (OUP Delhi:2010), p.170-171, fig 5.1. Pen-and-ink: 14.5 by 36.5 ins.
View of the five rathas, Mamallapuram. 23 July 1816
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View of the five rathas at Mamallapuram, 23 July 1816. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘SW view of the Southern Raddams at Mavellepore. July 23rd 1816’; on back in ink: ‘No.’ ‘8. Drawings of Mavellipoorum.’ See J. Howes 'Illustrating India' (OUP Delhi: 2010), plate 29 and chapter 5. Water-colour...
Plan of the Fort, Mysore. October 1806. Artist(s): Ward, Benjamin Swain (1786-1835)
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(1) Plan of the Fort, Mysore. October 1806. Drawn by Benjamin Swain Ward. 34 by 30 ins. Part of a set of maps (Archer 'British' II, pp.522-525). Recorded as missing, then found in September 2011.
Plan and elevation of the Fort, Mysore, October 1806. Artist(s): Ward, Benjamin Swain (1786-1835)
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(2) Plan and elevation of the Fort, Mysore, October 1806. Drawn by Benjamin Swain Ward. 28.5 by 21.5 ins. Part of a set of maps (Archer 'British' II, pp.522-525). Recorded as missing, then found in September 2011.