'Sculptured rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the coast of Coromandel.' Plate 1 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 Da
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Sculptured rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the coast of Coromandel. No. I. SCULPTURED ROCKS AT MAUVELEPORAM, ON THE COAST OF COROMANDEL. Mauveleporam lies about thirty miles southward of Madras, on the sea coast, and is known to mariners by the name of the Seven Pagodas. This view is a representat...
'The entrance of an excavated Hindoo Temple, at Mavalipuram.' Plate 2 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 Dani
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The entrance of an excavated Hindoo Temple, at Mavalipuram. No. II. THE ENTRANCE OF AN EXCAVATEDHINDOO TEMPLE, AT MAUVELEPORAM. This rock, like the former, is of coarse granite; the excavation consists of one large apartment, of an oblong form, leaving a small temple attached to that side op...
'An excavated Temple on the Island of Salsette.' Plate 3 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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An excavated Temple on the Island of Salsette. No. III. AN EXCAVATED TEMPLE ON THE ISLAND OF SALSETTE. Salsette contains several of these extraordinary works. This View represents the entrance of the largest of the Hindoo Temples, and appears from some of the figures in the portico to have b...
'The portico of an excavated Temple on the island of Salsette.' Plate 4 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 Da
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The portico of an excavated Temple on the island of Salsette. No. IV. THE PORTICO OF AN EXCAVATED TEMPLE ON THE ISLAND OF SALSETTE This Temple is about 137 feet in length, 39 feet in width, and 30 feet in height, the whole cut out of the natural rock. The large figure at the end of the porti...
'An Hindoo Temple at Deo in Bahar.' Plate 5 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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An Hindoo Temple at Deo in Bahar. No. V. AN HINDO TEMPLE AT DEO, IN BAHAR. Deo is a small village in the neighbourhood of Gya, in the province of Bahar. The Temple is dedicated to Seeva, and reported to be of considerable antiquity, although from the nature of the material of which it is bui...
'Part of the interior of an Hindoo Temple at Deo in Bahar.' Plate 6 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 Daniel
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Part of the interior of an Hindoo Temple at Deo in Bahar. No. VI. AN INSIDE VIEW OF THE PRECEDING TEMPLE (No. V.) AT DEO, IN BAHAR. The inside of this building, like the outside, is altogether formed of grey granite; but does not appear to have been incrusted with stucco. In the centre of th...
'The entrance to the Elephanta Cave.' Plate 7 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 entrance to the Elephanta Cave. No. VII. THE ENTRANCE TO THE ELEPHANTA CAVE. The Elephanta Cave, generally so called by Europeans, is an excavated Temple of the Hindoos in a small island about six miles from Bombay. This view represents the principal entrance facing the north; it has als...
'Part of the interior of the Elephanta.' Plate 8 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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Part of the interior of the Elephanta. No. VIII. PART OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ELEPHANTA. This view is taken near the centre of the Temple, looking westward. The space between four of the pillars is formed into a small temple sacred to Mahadeva, and has an entrance on each side guarded by colo...
'S.W. view of the Fakeer's Rock in the River Ganges, near Sultaungunge.' Plate 9 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
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S.W. view of the Fakeer's Rock in the River Ganges, near Sultaungunge. No. IX. S. W. VIEW OF THE FAKEER'S ROCK IN THE RIVER GANGES, NEAR SULTAUNGUNGE. Sultaungunge is a village on the western bank of the river Ganges, about 300 miles above Calcutta. The Fakeer's rock is a small island in the...
'S.E. view of the Fakeer's Rock in the River Ganges, near Sultaungunge.' Plate 10 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 (1749-184
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S.E. view of the Fakeer's Rock in the River Ganges, near Sultaungunge. No X. S. E. VIEW OF THE FAKEER'S ROCK IN THE RIVER GANGES, NEAR SULTAUNGUNGE. This assemblage of rocks has been long considered as one of the most sacred places on the River Ganges, and much resorted to by the religious Hi...