The Fort & City of Chumpawut Capital of Kalee Kumaoon.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘The Fort & City of Chumpawut Capital of Kalee Kumaoon.’ Formerly the seat of the Chand Rajas, the capital was removed to Almora in the 16th century, leaving Champavat as the chief town in Kali Kumaon.
The Fort of Kutool Gur'h Key of Kalee Kumaoon.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘The Fort of Kutool Gur’h Key of Kalee Kumaoon.’ The strong fortress of Kutulgarh a few miles north of Champavat seems perched on a conical mass of rock.
Almorah No. 5.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘Almorah No. 5.’ The capital of Kumaon sits on a saddle-ridge, with the town and temples in the middle, and the old fort Lal Mandi, renamed Fort Moira, in the distance.
Almorah No. 1.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘Almorah No. 1.’ The town seen from the other side of the ridge, with the ‘cantonment’ and fort in the distance, and another smaller fort crowning the nearer summit. Watermark: ‘J. Whatman 1804.’
Nokoocheea Lake Kumaoon No. 1. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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Nokoocheea Lake Kumaoon No. 1 Naukachiya Tal, the Lake with Nine Corners, two miles east of Bhim Tal, one of the most indented and prettiest of the Kumaon lakes, surrounded on three sides by high hills and with oak woods coming down to the water’s edge.
Snowy Mounts. from summit of Dehee Daibee.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘Snowy Mounts. from summit of Dehee Daibee.’ Watermark: ‘J. Whatman 1804.’ Ridges in green and brown leading to the Himalaya. It is not clear what Hearsey’s vantage point is, or on which expedition he drew this.
Album of drawings made during a tour of India, February to May 2001.. Artist(s): Massingham, Mike (b.1952)
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Album of drawings made during a tour of India, February to May 2001. Aside from those drawings made from memory and on train and bus journeys, these pictures were all drawn on the spot at various places in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi and in the newly established state of Uttaranchal (fo...
Himalayan view, Gangotri, original drawing for aquatint published in Views in the Himala. Artist(s): Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856)
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FRASER, JAMES BAILLIE (1783-1856) ‘Gangotree the holy shrine of Mahadeo’, 1815. Watercolour heightened with white; 27 by 38.5 cm. Inscribed in pencil on back of drawing:: ‘The source of the Ganges in the East Indies.’ Provenance: Rathbone Collection, Liverpool; purchased 2003. Published...