General view of Fort Defiance (i.e. the so-called Tamkam), near Madura.. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(9) General view of Fort Defiance, near Madura. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Fort Defiance and the Landscape near it, near Madura, in 1784. Originally sketched by C McK.’ Water-colour; 12 by 18.5 ins. Note: This is the famous Tumkum, the country house erected by Tirumala Nayak, subsequently c...
E. view of the hill fort of Chitradurg (KA). Artist(s): Fotheringahm, R.H. (fl. 1792-1815)
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(13) E. view of the hill fort of Chitaldrug. 1801. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of Chittel Droog from the East, 1801, R.H. Fotheringham.’ Water-colour; 13 by 17.25 ins. Note: R.H. Fotheringham was an engineer in Madras from 1792 to 1815, when he retired in India. He was one of the young...
13 maps and plans, most of which are unlabelled, and hence unidentifiable. WD2717 is a sketch map of Vijayawada (see WD2694) and WD2727 is of Bellamkonda Fort.
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13 unidentified plans and maps, most of which are unlabelled, and hence unidentifiable. WD2717 is a sketch map of Vijayawada (see WD2694) and WD2727 is of Bellamkonda Fort.
View of Trincomallee (Ceylon); a camp in the foreground by Lieut William Castle.. Artist(s): Castle, William (fl.1796)
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(1) View of Trincomallee (Ceylon); a camp in the foreground. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Trincomallee by the late Mr Castle’; on back in ink: ‘Trincomallee in Ceylon.’ Water-colour; 16.25 by 22 ins. Note: MacKenzie took part in an expedition to Ceylon in 1795 to 1796. He was left at Trincoma...
S. view of Bellamkonda Fort. Copy of a sketch made in 1788 by Mackenzie. Artist(s): Ignatio, C. (fl. 1816-1819), after Mackenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(38) S. view of Bellamkonda Fort. September 1788. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘South View of Bellumkonda in Guntoor; September 1788. Copied by C. Ignatio. 21st Augt, 1816, from a Sketch by C. Mackenzie.’ Water-colour; 11.75 by 18.75 ins.
E. view of Bellamkonda Fort. Copy of a sketch made in 1788 by Mackenzie. Artist(s): Ignatio, C. (fl. 1816-1819), after Mackenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(39) E. view of Bellamkonda Fort. September 1788. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘East View of Bellumconda, September 1788. Copied by C. Ignatio, 21st Augt, 1816, from a Sketch by C. Mackenzie, 1788.’ See J. Howes 'Illustrating India' (2010), plate 37 and p.214. Water-colour; 11.5 by 18.5 ins.
18 copies of plans of forts in Java made by the draftsman, John Gould. June 1816. Artist(s): Gould, John (b.1800)
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18 copies of plans of forts in Java made by the draftsman, John Gould. June 1816. 17 by 11.5 ins. Plans of Japara and Cheribon forts (Java), with duplicate. Plans of Onorang and Klaten (Java), with duplicate. Plans of forts at Surakarta, Jogjakarta and Malang (Java), with duplicate. Plans ...
N. view of the hill-fort of Chitradurg (KA). Inscribed on front in ink: 'North View of Chittle Droog by Lt Rowley, Engineer, in 1803. J.G. Newman delt'; in pencil: 'Copied, May 11, 1816.'. Artist(s): Newman, John G. (d.1817), after George Rowley (d.1
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(14) N. view of the hill-fort of Chitaldrug. 1803. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘North View of Chittle Droog by Lt Rowley, Engineer, in 1803. J.G. Newman delt’; in pencil: ‘Copied, May 11, 1816.’ Water-colour; 9.5 by 14.5 ins. Note: Ensign George Rowley served with the Madras Engineers from 1...