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WD2095

Record Id:

032-003268053

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003268053

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x001196

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

WD2095

Title:

Album of 19 drawings depicting the monuments of Bijapur and the hill forts of Dejouri and Purandhar, made during a Revenue Survey of the Deccan. 1844 and 1845. Artist(s): Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846)

Scope & Content:

19 drawings (19 folios) depicting the monuments of Bijapur and the hill forts of Dejouri and Purandhar, made during a Revenue Survey of the Deccan. 1844 and 1845.

Inscribed on cover: ‘Views of Beejapore’, ‘and the Deccan, India. 1845.;’ on flyleaf in ink: ‘19 Drawings. Recd from Secty 6th July 1851.’

Drawings inscribed in pencil with titles, signed and sometimes dated.

Pencil; size of volume, 12 by 15 ins; size of drawings, 8 by 11.25 ins.

Presented 6 July 1851.

f.1 ‘Tomb of Mahomed Shah. Beejapore. L.A. Nash 1845’.

f.2 ‘Mosque of Mahomet Shaz. Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’

f.3 ‘Tombs of Khauwas Khan. Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’

f.4 ‘Tombs of Mongalany Sahib. Bejapoor. L.A. Nash’.

f.5 ‘Street of the Fountains Beejapore. L.A.N. Dec 1844.’

f.6 ‘Remains of the Seven Storied Tower Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’

f.7 ‘Tomb & Mosque of Mahomed Shah. Bejapore. March 1845. L.A. Nash.’

f.8 ‘Tombs & Mosque of Kowars Kahn. Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’

f.9 ‘The Mahtie Mahal. Bejapore. 1845. L.A. Nash.’

f.10 ‘Zenana. 7 Storied Tower: & unfinished Tomb of Ibrahim Adil Shaz. Bejapore. L.A.N’.

f.11 ‘Bejapore from the 7 Storied Tower. L.A. Nash.’

f.12 ‘Seven Storied Tower. Bejapore. L.A.N.’

f.13 ‘Mosque of Mustapha Khan. Beejapore. L.A. Nash.’

f.14 ‘Seven Storied Tower Bejapore. L.A.N.’

f.15 ‘Ibrahim Rosa Tomb. Beejapore. L.A. Nash’.

f.16 ‘Mosque & Tombs of Bejapore. L.A. Nash.’

f.17 ‘Town & Fort of Dejouri, Deccan. L.A. Nash.’

f.18 ‘Hill Fort. Poorandhur. May 1845. L.A. Nash.’

f.19 ‘Poorandhur. 1845. L.A. Nash.’

Nash served with the Bombay Engineers and from 1836 was mainly employed in the Revenue Survey of the Deccan, first as an assistant, and from 1841 as Superintendent.Bijapur is located in the modern-day state of Karnataka in the south of India. The city was established by Chalukyan dynasty of Kalyani between the 10th and 11th centuries and originally named Vijayapura or the ‘City of Victory’. From 1489 until 1686 it was the capital of the Adil Shahi dynasty sultanate, a period of great prosperity when many splendid mosques and tombs were constructed. The golden age of Bijapur ended with its conquest by the last great Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. After this time the town declined so that it now occupies less than half the area it once did however it still boasts over 50 mosques, 20 tombs and a number of palaces.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Record Type (Level):

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Styles:

British school
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Start Date:

1844

End Date:

1845

Date Range:

1844-1845

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Physical Characteristics:

Medium: pencil

Finding Aids:

Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 260

Material Type:

Prints, Drawings and Paintings

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Nash, Alexander, fl 1834-1846

Subjects:

Architecture
Forts
Monuments and Memorials
Mosques
Tombs

Places:

Bijapur, Karnataka, Purandhar, Maharashtra, India