Fort of Sher Shah Sur, Delhi. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796.

  • Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840.
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March 1796
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27547i
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The Old Fort or Purana Qila was built by the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Sur after he secured the throne at Delhi in 1540. It was raised over the mound which is said to contain the remains of the ancient city of Indraprastha associated with the Sanskrit Hindu epic of the Mahabharata. Its ramparts cover an area of over 2 miles (3km) and it has three main gates on the north, south and west. Archer op. cit.

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London (Historic Gallery Pall Mall) : Published as the act directs for Tho[ma]s Daniell by Rob[er]t Bowyer, March 1796.

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1 print : line-etching and aquatint, with watercolour ; platemark 49.2 x 65.5 cm.

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The western entrance of Shere Shah's fort, Delhi ; drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell Bears number bottom right : XIII

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Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, 420.14
Mildred Archer, Early views of India, London 1980, reproduced as no. 38

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Wellcome Collection 27547i

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