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WD1409
- Record Id:
- 032-003268031
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003268031
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x001180
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997407.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1409
- Title:
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A prospect view of the city of Benares spread out along the bank of the Ganges from Shivala Ghat to Aurangzeb's mosque, with the camp of the Mughal Emperor, Shah 'Alam II, on the right bank of the river.
- Scope & Content:
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A prospect view of the city of Benares spread out along the bank of the Ganges from Shivala Ghat to Aurangzeb's mosque, with the camp of the Mughal Emperor, Shah 'Alam II, on the right bank of the river. 1765.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘The Famous and Ancient City of Benares with a View of the Great Mogul’s Camp on the opposite side of the Ganges, the 15th of January 1765 when Sir Robert Fletcher left his Majesty and marched to attack Shujah ul Dowlah, and to Conquer the Dominions of that Prince’.
Water-colour; 15 by 23.75 ins.
Purchased 4 January 1960.
Note: Sir Robert Fletcher (?-1776) was Commander-in-Chief, Madras, 1772-76. The view of Benares is that published in J. Tieffenthaler's ‘Description historique et géographique de l'Inde’, Berlin, 1786, pl. VII,1.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003268031
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003268031
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997407.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1765
- End Date:
- 1765
- Date Range:
- 1765
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 71
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)