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WD2223(19)
- Record Id:
- 041-004061158
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136285983.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100161699556.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2223(19)
- Title:
- Tomb near the Vazir's Mosque [Ahmadabad]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
- Scope & Content:
- Folio 19. Pen-and-ink drawing of a tomb near the Vazir's Mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat, by an anonymous draughtsman, dating to between 1884 and 1886. This image is from the Burgess collection, an album of 49 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details of Muslim monuments in Ahmadabad and the surrounding areas, made between 1884 and 1886. The drawings were prepared mainly by Indian draftsmen under the supervision of James Burgess (1832-1916). Burgess was in India from 1855 to 1889. He served as the Archaeological Surveyor and Reporter for Western India between 1874 and 1880, with South India added from 1881 to 1885, before becoming the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1886 until his retirement in 1889.Situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River, Ahmadabad was founded by Ahmad Shah, Sultan of Gujarat, in 1411 on the site of the village of Asaval. The dynasty ruled until 1537 when Sultan Bahadur Shah was killed by the Portuguese at Diu. Gujarat was annexed by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1572. The city is architecturally interesting as it boasts many examples of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Gujarati provincial Islamic architecture. This drawing shows a Muslim tomb. It has a central domed chamber surrounded on four sides by a pillared verandah. The walls of the inner chamber, visible here on the south facade, are constructed of supporting pillars with carved stone screens or 'jalis' filling the gaps in between.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-004061141
041-004061158 - 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…
WD2223 : Album of 47 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and architectural details from monuments and sites in Ahmadabad and…
WD2223(19) : Tomb near the Vazir's Mosque [Ahmadabad]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0110]/040-004061141[0017]/041-004061158
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD2210-1565
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100161699556.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- Western India/Bombay style
Western Indian style - Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1886
- Date Range:
- 1884-86
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)