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Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1789
Title:: Pearl Mosque, Agra Fort
Scope & Content:: The Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid), Agra. Inscribed on front: ‘The Mootee Musjid within the Fort at Agra.’ 1813 water-mark. 21.25 by 30 ins.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1808-1820
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1800
Title:: Interior of the mausoleum of Itimad-al-Daula, Agra. Artist(s): Latif (fl..1820s)
Scope & Content:: Interior of the mausoleum of I‘timad al-Daula, Agra. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Interior of the Tomb of Ittamed ud’ ‘Dowlah’; in Persian characters: ‘Saqaf i andarun i raudah i I‘timad al-Daulah ‘amal i Latif’ (Interior of the mausoleum of I‘timad al-Daula. The work of Latif).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1820-1822
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1802
Title:: Mausoleum of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri. Artist(s): Latif (fl..1820s)
Scope & Content:: Mausoleum of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Tomb of Sheik Selim at Futtipoor’; in Persian characters: ‘Raudah i munauwarah i hadrat Shaikh Salim Chishti ba-maqam i Fathpur Sikri ‘amal i Latif’ (The illumined tomb of the saint Sheikh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikr...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1820-1822
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1803
Title:: Entrance gateway to Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra. Artist(s): Latif (fl..1820s)
Scope & Content:: Entrance gatehouse to Akbar’s mausoleum, Sikandra. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Gateway of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar at Secundra’; in Persian characters: ‘Darwazah i Sikandrah i raudah i Akbar badshah ‘amal i Latif’ (Gate of the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar at Sikandra. The work of La...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1820-1822
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1806
Title:: Jami Masjid, Delhi. Artist(s): Latif (fl..1820s)
Scope & Content:: Jami‘ Masjid, Delhi. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Jumna Musjid or Grand Mosque of Delhi’; in Persian characters:’ Jami‘ masjid dar Shahjahanabad ‘amal i Latif’ (Jama Masjid of Shahjahanabad. The work of Latif).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1820-1822
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1807
Title:: Qutb Minar, Delhi. Artist(s): Latif (fl..1820s)
Scope & Content:: The Qutb Minar, Delhi. Inscribed on front in English ... ‘at Delhi’; in Persian characters: ‘Lath i Qutb Sahib dar shahr i Dihli ‘amal i Latif’ (Pillar of Qutb Sahib at the city of Delhi. The work of Latif).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1820-1822
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1812
Title:: Aḍhāīdvīpa
Scope & Content:: Aḍhāīdvīpa: Jain cosmic diagram. Jambūdvīpa surrounded by the Lavaṇasamudra with the chains of mountains and set within its rampart of diamonds. Rivers and lands are marked with their dimensions. Captions and texts either in Gujarati, Rajasthani or Hindi.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Hindi and Rajasthani
Date Range:: 1891
Extent:: A gouache on cotton cloth. 95 x 95 cm with floral border.

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1813
Title:: Key to Aḍhāīdvīpa
Scope & Content:: English key to Aḍhāīdvīpa. A diagram copied from Add. Or. 1812, presumably by an Indian draughtsman at the request of a European. The explanations are written in English by a European hand.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 19th C
Extent:: Water colour on paper laid down on a cloth. 97x97cm

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1814
Title:: Aḍhāīdvīpa
Scope & Content:: Aḍhāīdvīpa: Jain cosmic diagram inscribed with a few words of explanation in Sanskrit in Devanāgarī script.Tradition similar to Add. Or. 1812, but with Mount Meru surrounded by the regions arranged in a more concentric manner. In the outer terrestrial region, Tīrthaṁkaras are being worshipped at...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1830
Extent:: Gouache on cotton cloth. Floral spandrels and border. 112x112cm

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1910
Title:: Detail of the pietra dura work in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Scope & Content:: Detail of pietra dura work in the Taj Mahal, Agra. Inscribed on front: ‘A Representation of a Curious Piece of Inlaid Marble in the Hall at the Back of the Tomb in Tage Mhal.’ Water-colour; 18 by 17.5 ins. Cream wash border with black rules. Note: The inscription appears to be mistaken. The...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1808
Extent:: 1 Item

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