Landscape at Rohtasgarh, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1795.

  • Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840.
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July 1795
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27377i
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Landscape at Rohtasgarh, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1795. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Rohtasgarh was captured from its Hindu ruler by Sher Khan Sur in 1539. It was eventually surrendered to the British in 1764. 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, July 1795.

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1 print : aquatint, with watercolour ; platemark 48.9 x 65.2 cm.

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Raje Gaut, the principal road up to Rotas Ghur, Bahar ; drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell Bears number bottom right : V

References note

Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, 420.6
Mildred Archer, Early views of India, London 1980, reproduced as no. 80

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Wellcome Collection 27377i

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