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WD4325
- Record Id:
- 040-003281378
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003281373
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002e0d
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143420883.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4325
- Title:
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Distant view of the Himalayas showing the peak of Dhaulagiri (26,826 feet) in Nepal. A tent in the left foreground. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
- Scope & Content:
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Distant view of the Himalayas showing the peak of Dhaulagiri (26,826 feet) in Nepal. A tent in the left foreground.
Inscribed: ‘Part of the Range of Mountains of Tibet extending from N.N.E. to E.S.E. Said by the natives to be distant from our Camp, the nearest Range abt 25 and the Snowy one 50 Coss,* the nearest are covered with Fir, Larch & Walnut Trees, the Country between the two belongs at present to the Ghoorka Rajah. From the Camp, Laskurry Khan Ka Serai. 1800 Miles fr. Calcutta. 24th Feby. 1809’. Added later in the same hand: ‘This chain of Mountains is since denominated Himmalaya and is the highest in the Known World. The White Mountain the highest of the chain being 25,000 feet. *The Koss may be averaged at 2 Miles English. The Royal Koss is 3¼ English Miles’.
Note: See ‘A picturesque tour’, p.174.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003281373
040-003281378 - Is part of:
- WD4323-4325 : FORREST, CHARLES RAMUS (d.1827) British Army. Served in the West Indies and South America from 1778 to 1781 with the 90th Regiment…
WD4325 : Distant view of the Himalayas showing the peak of Dhaulagiri (26,826 feet) in Nepal. A tent in the left foreground. Artist(s):… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003281373[0005]/040-003281378
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD4323-4325
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143420883.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1809
- End Date:
- 1809
- Date Range:
- 1809
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pencil; watercolour
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)