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WD312(8v-9)
- Record Id:
- 041-003851749
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003287852
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120972834.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162039989.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD312(8v-9)
- Title:
- Part of Janjmow. Oct. 1814. Artist: Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
- Scope & Content:
- Pencil drawing of a scene at Janjmow [Jajmau] by Robert Smith (1787-1873) dated October 1814. This is one of 27 drawings (29 folios) of views made during a march from Benares (Varanasi) to Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, probably en route for Almora in 1814. Inscribed on the original cover is: 'No. XIII. Ganges & Luknow'. Jajmau is the site of a very ancient settlement known as Siddhapuri, said to have been the kingdom of Yayati, the Pauranic king of the Chandravanshi race, the eighth in succession to Lord Brahma. The high mound overhanging the Ganga River has been identified as his fort. Jajmau is also the location of the famous Siddhnath temple of Lord Shiva and the Siddha Devi temple. The mausoleum of Makhdum Shah Ala-ul-Haq, the famous Sufi saint, built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1358 is situated here together with a mosque built by Kulich Khan in 1679.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003287852
040-003851740
041-003851749 - Is part of:
- SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) : SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) Smith was in India from 1805 to 1830, in the Bengal Engineers; Lieut. 1807, serving as…
WD312 : Sketchbook of 27 drawings of views made during a march from Benares to Bareilly (U.P.), probably en route for Almora (U.P.). 1814.…
WD312(8v-9) : Part of Janjmow. Oct. 1814. Artist: Smith, Robert (1787-1873) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003287852[0007]/040-003851740[0009]/041-003851749
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873)
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162039989.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1814
- End Date:
- 1814
- Date Range:
- 1814
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pencil on paper; 29 x 89 cm
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 320-321
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)