East Collection Add.Or.1762-1789 28 drawings of Muslim monuments bound into 2 volumes; the first depicting the Taj Mahal, the second other monuments at Agra, Sikandra ...
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Add.Or.1762-1789 28 drawings of Muslim monuments bound into 2 volumes; the first depicting the Taj Mahal, the second other monuments at Agra, Sikandra and Delhi. By Delhi or Agra artists, c.1808-20. Inscribed with titles in English and sometimes in Urdu. Title-page of volume I (Add.Or.1762-1...
Taj Mahal, Agra, with the mosque, assembly-hall, and mausoleum
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The Taj Mahal, Agra, showing the mosque, assembly hall and mausoleum. Inscribed on front: ‘The Taj with the Musjid and Jumaut Khanu at Agra, founded by Shah Jehan’; also:’ The Taje.’ 1813 water-mark. 21.25 by 58.5 ins.
West side of the Taj Mahal, Agra, with plan on reverse
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West side of the Taj Mahal, Agra, similar to 1764; plan on back. Inscribed on back in Persian characters: ‘[R]audah i munauwarah az birun’ (The mausoleum from the outside).
Interior of the Taj Mahal, Agra, showing the cenotaphs
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Interior of the Taj Mahal, Agra, showing the central chamber with the cenotaphs of the Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Arjumand Banu Begam (Mumtaz Mahal). Inscribed on front: ‘Section of the Interior of the central chamber of the Taje.’ 21.5 by 30 ins.
Interior of the Taj Mahal, Agra, showing the cenotaphs
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Interior of the Taj Mahal, Agra, showing the central chamber and cenotaphs. Inscribed on front: ‘Section of the Central Chamber of the Taj. no.4.’ 21.5 ins by 30.25 ins.