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WD2221(22)
- Record Id:
- 041-004286653
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100153844982.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2221(22)
- Title:
- Ahmedabad: Sluice at Kankria's tank. Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916).
- Scope & Content:
- Illustration of the sluice at the Kankaria Tank at Ahmadabad, in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture of Ahmadabad.' The tank, located in south-eastern part of Ahmadabad, is found near the Rayapur Gate, and was devised as an artificial lake expanding to approximately 76 acres. The Kankaria sluice is composed of ?three circular openings or inlets, while the divisions between the ends of the face are carved with all the care bestowed on the minarets and buttresses of the mosques and in the same pattern? a sluice would be so distinctly considered a piece of engineering masonry, that the builder would scarcely dream of making it pleasing architectural feature, yet here it is done.?
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-004286640
041-004286653 - 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…
WD2221 : Album of 62 drawings of plans, sections, elevations, sculpture and archetectural details from Muslim monuments in Ahmadabad and its…
WD2221(22) : Ahmedabad: Sluice at Kankria's tank. Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916). - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0115]/040-004286640[0013]/041-004286653
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD2210-1565
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- Western India/Bombay style
Western Indian style - Start Date:
- 1883
- End Date:
- 1886
- Date Range:
- c 1884-1886
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Architecture
Monuments and Memorials
Mosques
Tombs - Places:
- Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India