Panoramic view of Mandu with Rupmati’s pavilion on the right. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Panoramic view of Mandu with Rupmati’s pavilion on the right. ‘Maandoo. J. Abbott 1835 from Roop Muttie’s Kiosk’. On original mount: ‘Ruins of Maandoo. Capital of the quondam Kingdom of Malwa. From nature by Maj. Genl. James Abbott. This kiosk, built by Baz Bhadoor, last King of Maandoo, t...
The Jahaz Mahal, or Ship Palace, Mandu, with a tiger in the foreground. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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The Jahaz Mahal, or Ship Palace, Mandu, with a tiger in the foreground. ‘Tubbaila Mhyle, Mandoo. J. Abbott’. On original mount: ‘Royal Palace at Maandoo, the ruined capital of Malwa sketched AD 1835’. Printed verses on original mount. Pencil and ink; 48 by 67.5 cm. Note: The Taveli Mahal i...
Cemetery showing the grave of Margaret Abbott surmounted by a column, Asirgarh. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Cemetery showing the grave of Margaret Abbott surmounted by a column, Asirgarh. Pencil and ink; 33.8 by 53 cm. On reverse landscape with lake and trees. Note: Abbott married Margaret Anne Harriett Fergusson, eldest daughter of John Hutchinson Fergusson of Trochraighe, Ayr, in Calcutta on 8 Fe...
Jami Masjid, Agra, showing the now demolished Tripolia Gate and gate to the mosque. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Jami‘ Masjid, Agra, showing the now demolished Tripolia Court and gate to the mosque. Inscribed: ‘Jumma Musjid - Agra - 1826’. Pencil and ink; 26.6 by 36.8 cm.
'Sagur Tank Maandoo. Ju. 1835. Aonla Tree. It is said that there were previous to the coming of the Patans, 1000 Hindoo Temples around this fine sheet of water, of which not one (I think) now remains'. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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‘Sagur Tank Maandoo. Ju. 1835. Aonla Tree. It is said that there were previous to the coming of the Patans, 1000 Hindoo Temples around this fine sheet of water, of which not one (I think) now remains’. On original mount: ‘The Lake Maandoo’. Pencil and ink; 40 by 57.2 cm.