(28) View of Batesar (U.P.) looking up the river Jumna. 1820 Inscribed on front in ink and pencil: ‘View of Batersin, looking up the River - Hindostan - 1820.’ Water-colour; 9.75 by 17 ins.
Map of Vijayawada showing how a boat on the River Krishna was used to determine the river's width.
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This map shows Vijayawada on the north bank of the River Krishna, and the town of Sitanagar on the opposite bank. An anchored boat is positioned on the river and site lines are drawn which would have determined the width of the river between the two settlements using triangulation. WD2717 is a...