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WD113
- Record Id:
- 040-003280232
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280229
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002993
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997126.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD113
- Title:
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View of Nandidrug (Mysore). Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
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Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of Nandidrug by an unknown artist, c.1790.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Nundedroog’; signed’: P(?).C.’
Nandidrug is a hill-fort in Karnataka sited 4,851 feet above sea level. Composed chiefly of granite, gneiss and hornblende, the imposing perpendicular rock is 1,500 feet high. On top of the rock is a broad plateau on which is situated a tank fed by natural springs called the Amrita Sarovar or Lake of Nectar. The fortress was considered impregnable by the various native chieftains and princes who ruled in the surrounding area. In the time of Haidar Ali (c. 1722-1782) and Tipu Sultan (1753-1799) the fort was encircled by a double line of ramparts. It was attacked and taken by the British army under Lord Cornwallis on 19 October 1791 during the Mysore Wars.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280229
040-003280232 - Is part of:
- WD111-113, WD359, WD1407 : WD111-113; WD359; WD1407 5 drawings of towns and hill forts in S. India probably made during the third Mysore…
WD113 : View of Nandidrug (Mysore). Artist(s): Unknown. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280229[0003]/040-003280232
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD111-113, WD359, WD1407
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997126.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1789
- End Date:
- 1791
- Date Range:
- c 1790
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pen-and-ink; wash. 32 x 54.5 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)