Panorama of the Red Fort, Delhi. Inscribed on front: ‘The Palace at Delhi’; also inscribed with names of various buildings. 1808 water-mark. 11.75 by 56 ins.
Panorama of the Fort, Agra. Inscribed on front: ‘The Riverface of the Fort at Agra’; also inscribed with names of various buildings. 1808 water-mark. 11.75 by 56 ins.
Plan of the Red Fort, Delhi. Artist(s): Nidhamal (fl.mid 18th century)
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Plan of the Red Fort, Delhi. By Nidhamal, Mughal, c.1750. The inscription on the reverse suggests that the picture was in the collection of Robert Orme who was in India from 1742 to 1758, although it is not included in Hill (1916). It was presumably acquired by the Library with the Orme Colle...
Delhi Gate, Agra Fort. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Gateway of the Fort of Agra’; in Persian characters: ‘Darwazah i qil‘ah i Akbarabad mashhur ba-Dihli darwazah ‘amal i Latif’ (Gate of the fort of Agra called the Delhi gate. The work of Latif).
The fort at Sambalpur (Orissa) on the banks of the Mahanadi River. Sentries in look-out towers. Inscribed: ‘The Fort of Sumbhulpore’; on back: ‘The Old Fort of Sumbhulpore.’
View of the Red Fort, Delhi, seen across the Jumna; an elephant, cattle and an Indian carriage in the foreground. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i rukar i qil‘ah i mubarak i Shahjahanabad ba-taraf i darya i Jamuna’ (Picture of the view of the blessed fort of Delhi on the sid...