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WD1351
- Record Id:
- 040-003281767
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003281765
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002f92
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1351
- Title:
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Album of 12 drawings of landscapes in the Shevaroy Hills. Artist(s): Hamilton, Douglas (1818-1892)
- Scope & Content:
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12 drawings (24 folios) of landscapes in the Shevaroy Hills. 1861.
Volume entitled: ‘Sketches of the Shevaroy Hills by Lieut-Col. Douglas Hamilton, Madras army. 1861.’
Printed descriptions attached to each picture.
Pen-and-ink; size of volume 22.5 by 31.75 ins.
Deposited 4 June 1866.
f.2 ‘1. Waterfall near the village of Killeyor.’ An Englishman in the foreground.
f.4 ‘2. Panoramic view from the Garden of Dr Marrett's House at Yercaud.’ An Englishman, his wife and child in the foreground.
f.6’ 3. View of the Temple on the Shevaroyen.’
f.8 ‘4. Panoramic view of Yercaud from the summit of the Shevaroyen.’
f.10 ‘5. The lake at Yercaud.’
f.12 ‘6. Panoramic view of Yercaud and the Green Hills, taken from Fischer's Hill.’ Two Englishmen in the foreground.
f.14 ‘7. Hill temples.’
f.16 ‘8. Panorama of the plateau of the Green Hills.’
f.18 ‘9. View of the plateau of the Green Hills.’
f.20 ‘10. View of a Malayaly village and cultivation.’ An Englishman in the foreground.
f.22 ‘11. View of a Malayaly village.’
f.24 ‘12. Panoramic view of the Athoor Ghaut from the summit of the Shevaroyen.’ Two Englishmen with servants and horses in the foreground.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003281765
040-003281767 - Is part of:
- WD1350-1351, WD566-568 : HAMILTON, DOUGLAS (1818-1892) Served with the 21st Madras Native Infantry 1837 to 1871. Major 1847; Lieut.-Colonel…
WD1351 : Album of 12 drawings of landscapes in the Shevaroy Hills. Artist(s): Hamilton, Douglas (1818-1892) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003281765[0002]/040-003281767
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1350-1351, WD566-568
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1861
- End Date:
- 1861
- Date Range:
- 1861
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pen-and-ink
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Hamilton, Douglas, 1818-1892
- Subjects:
- Architecture
Temples
Villages
topographical views - Places:
- Yercaud, Shevaroy Hills, Tamil Nadu, India