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WD2214
- Record Id:
- 040-003280696
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002b63
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2214
- Title:
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Album of 48 drawings; 46 of the Ajanta Caves and 2 of the Buddha Cave, Ghatotkachhl near Ajanta. 1878-80. Prepared mainly by Indian draftsmen under the supervision of James Burgess
- Scope & Content:
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48 drawings (52 folios) in continuation of WD2213; 46 of the Ajanta Caves and 2 of the Buddha Cave, Ghatotkachh near Ajanta, including plans, sections, elevations, sculpture, architectural details and wall-paintings. 1878-80.
Drawings inscribed with titles and notes in ink or pencil.
Many drawings inscribed with name of draftsman-Henry Cousens, S.J. Pacheco, Ganpat Purshotam, Jayrao Raghoba-and sometimes with date.
Pen-and-ink, pencil and wash; size of volume 27.5 by 20.5 ins.
Deposited c.1880.
Note: Most of these drawings are reproduced in J. Burgess, 'Notes on the Bauddha rock temples of Ajanta, their paintings and sculpture etc.' ‘Archaeological Survey Of Western India Reports, No.’ 9 (Bombay, 1879), J. Fergusson and J. Burgess, ‘The Cave temples of India’ (London, 1880), and J. Burgess, ‘Report on the Buddhist cave temples and their inscriptions being part of the results of the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons' operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1876-77, 1877-78, 1878-79. New Imperial Series’ IV (London, 1883).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-003280696 - Is part of:
- WD2210-1565 : BURGESS COLLECTION James Burgess (1832-1916): in India 1855-89. Archaeological Surveyor and Reporter for Western India 1874-80, with…
WD2214 : Album of 48 drawings; 46 of the Ajanta Caves and 2 of the Buddha Cave, Ghatotkachhl near Ajanta. 1878-80. Prepared mainly by Indian… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0005]/040-003280696
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD2210-1565
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Western India/Bombay style
Western Indian style - Start Date:
- 1878
- End Date:
- 1880
- Date Range:
- 1878-1880
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pen-and-ink; pencil; wash
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Architecture
Buddhist Temples
Hindu divinities
Maps and plans
Sculpture
Temples - Places:
- Ajanta, Maharashtra, Ghatochtach, India