File:East View Of Kistnaghurry.jpg

Summary

East View Of Kistnaghurry (

)

Artist

Henri Merke (fl. 1799–1820)
Alternative names	H. Merke
Description	Swiss engraver
Date of birth/death	18^th century date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7	19^th century date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Location of birth	Niederweningen
Work period	1799 –1820
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q25500754 SIKART: 4031579

After James Hunter (1755–1792)
Alternative names	James Hunter
Description	British military officer and painter British army officer and artist
Date of birth/death	1755	1792
Location of birth/death		Vellore
Authority file	: Q25340033 VIAF: 11181670 ULAN: 500098340 LCCN: n82010453 WorldCat

Author

Francis William Blagdon, 1778-1819

Title

East View Of Kistnaghurry

Object type

print

Description

English: Plate 28 (twenty-ninth including the frontispiece) from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore', based on a picture by James Hunter, , shows, an east view of the hill fort at Krishnagiri, in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground there are four sepoys marching past and a European looking in the direction of the fort.

Depicted place

Krishnagiri

Date

1804

Medium

aquatint print coloured

Dimensions

height: 27.7 cm (10.9 in); width: 34.5 cm (13.5 in)

Collection

British Library

	Native name	British Library
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1 July 1973
	Website	www.bl.uk
	Authority file	: Q23308 VIAF: 121814978 ISNI: 0000000123081542 ULAN: 500301700 LCCN: n81139951 NLA: 36588116 WorldCat

Accession number

X768/3(29)

Place of creation

London

Credit line

British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

Source/Photographer

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000007683u00029000.html

Permission
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Other versions

alternative print

Camera location	12° 32′ 16.16″ N, 78° 12′ 53.92″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	12.537822; 78.214978

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