Image: East view of Bangalore, with a small shrine and a dismounted horseman in the foreground, and cattle grazing beyond.

Description: East view of Bangalore, with a small shrine and a dismounted horseman in the foreground, and cattle grazing beyond, by Robert Hyde Colebrooke (1762-1808) in 1791.. Water-colour, pencil and pen-and-ink drawing of Bangalore (Karnataka) by Robert Hyde Colebrooke (1762-1808) in 1791. The drawing is signed on the lower left: 'R.H. Colebrooke delt. 1791', and again on the mount on the lower right: 'Drawn on the spot by R.H. Colebrooke'. On the reverse of the old mount by the artist is: 'This Drawing was Engraved in Aqua Tinta by J.W. Edy London 1793.' Engraved: 'East view of Bangalore', aquatint with etching, engraved by John William Edy as plates 1 of Colebrooke's 'Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore', published by Thomson, London, 1793-94; second edition, coloured aquatint, published by Edward Orme, London, 1804-05. The plates have the wording 'Drawn on the spot' ... as above, along with 'Engraved by J.W. Edy'. Item number: 4461
Title: East view of Bangalore
Credit: https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000004461u00000000.html
Author: Robert Hyde Colebrooke
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License: Public domain
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