View of the city and fortress of Tonk in Rajpootana

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Auber, Charles Peter, 1790-1825 (Artist), Grindlay, Robert Melville (Contributor), Smith, Elder, and Co. (Publisher)
Date
1826 to 1830
Department
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Dimensions
image 21 x 30 cm, sheet 32 x 42 cm
Genre
engravings (prints)
Last Modified
2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
Language
English
Materials
1 print : hand-colored aquatint, White paper, gilt edges on three sides.
Notes
Library copy 2 on smaller off-white sheet (29 x 38 cm). Trimmed within plate mark at bottom. (Local Note), from a sketch by Capt. Chas. Auber of the Quarter Mastr. Genl's. Departt. Ceylon ; engd by F.C. Hunt. (Statement of Responsibility), Title from caption. (Local Note)
Provenance
Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
Related Material
References: Abbey, J. R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 1957, 442, vol, 2, plate 37, Plate appears in: Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India / by Captain Robert Melville Grindlay. London : R. Ackerman, 1826-[1830]. Volume 2, plate 37.
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Series
Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Grindlay, Robert Melville. Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India
Subject
Fortification, India--Tonk, India--Rajasthan
Technique
engraving (printing process)
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