Sketchbook of 18 drawings of landscapes and architecture in the U.P. 1813. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
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18 drawings (20 folios) of landscapes and architecture in the U.P. 1813. Inscribed on original cover:’ No. 5. Ganges, Soane R. Cawnpore Jaunpoor.’ Drawings inscribed with titles in pencil. Captain Robert Smith was a military engineer with the East India Company and was in India from 1805 to...
Mosque, Monghyr (Bihar). View from the river with country boats and budgerow in foreground.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
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Mosque, Monghyr (Bihar). View from the river with country boats and budgerow in foreground. Inscribed on mount in pencil: ‘Mosque at Monghar.’ On reverse (not by Smith): ‘Gentoo temple at Monghyr.’
The granary (golghar) at Bankipur, near Patna (Bihar) seen from the river; European officials' houses near by.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
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The granary (‘golghar’) at Bankipur, near Patna (Bihar) seen from the river; European officials' houses near by. Inscribed on original mount in pencil: ‘Grain Golah at Bankipoore near Patana’. Note: This granary was built by John Garstin in 1786.
Barrackpore House from upriver, the view dominated by the flagtower, the semaphore tower and the circular pavilion, with, in the distance, Lord Minto’s Memorial Hall and Barrackpore House. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
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Barrackpore House from upriver, the view dominated by the flagtower, the semaphore tower and the circular pavilion, with, in the distance, Lord Minto’s Memorial Hall and Barrackpore House. The view shows the enlargements to Barrackpore House undertaken by Lord Moira in 1814-5, but not the rail...
Distant view of the Ganges River at Bhagalpur (Bihar); Cleveland's house on a hill to the right.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
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Distant view of the Ganges River at Bhagalpur (Bihar); Cleveland's house on a hill to the right. Inscribed on mount in pencil: ‘Mr Cleveland's House at Boglipoore’.
The city of Murshidabad (Bengal) with the banqueting hall of the Nawab's old palace seen from the river.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
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The city of Murshidabad (Bengal) with the Nawab's old palace seen from the river. Inscribed on mount in pencil: ‘Nawab's House at the City of Moorsedavad’. Note: This is the Nawab's old palace (not new, as in the printed catalogue) erected by Major Fleming whom Smith assisted on his arrival in...
Sketchbook of 27 drawings of views in Lucknow (U.P.) and Sasaram, Hazaribagh and Palamau (Bihar). 1813. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
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27 drawings (28 folios) of views in Lucknow (U.P.) and Sasaram, Hazaribagh and Palamau (Bihar). 1813. Inscribed on original cover:’ No. 1. Luknow. Hazaribagh. Palamow’ ‘etc.’ Inscribed on f.1: ‘Drawn by the late Colonel Smith, R.E. Redcliffe Towers, Paignton.’ Drawings inscribed with titles in pe...