Title
MAHORE a fortress belonging to Nizam Ally. / Francis Jukes Howland Street Aquatinta fecit. ; Drawn on the Spot by Lt Anburey of the Corps of Engineers.
Creator
Jukes, Francis, 1745-1812, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] ; [Bengal] : Published according to Act of Parliament Jan 1st 1799 by Thos. Anburey Bengal & by F. Jukes, Howland Street London, [January 1 1799]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching with hand-colouring ; platemark 38.3 x 53.4 cm, on sheet 44.8 x 60.7 cm.
Description
A mountainous landscape; figures, cattle and a body of water in the foreground; trees and mountains in the distance; a fort on the top of the central mountain.
Place
Maharashtra (India)
Additional information
This series was advertised in 'THE MONTHLY EPITOME CATALOGUE OF NEW PUBLICATIONS', January-December 1798, Vol. II, London 1799, page 439, as being 12 pounds, 12 shillings (12 guineas) for the hand-coloured set. the drawing on which this print is based is in the Yale Centre for British Art B1977.14.6086.
Other persons
Anburey, Thomas, artist, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.115.20.1.g.