Set of two prints from "Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore"

a) H Merke after James Hunter
Overflowing of The Tank, At Struppermador
1804
Colour aquatint on paper
10.5 x 12.75 in (27 x 32.5 cm)

"Plate twenty five from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter (d.1792). This aquatint is based on an original composition by Hunter, and depicts a large tank just outside of Sriperumbudur, which is today called the Chembarambakkam Tank. Sriperumbudur, which is roughly thirty kilometres inland from Chennai (Madras), is best known as the birthplace of the 11th Century Vaishnava philosopher, Ramanuja." (Source: British Library Board)

b) Harraden after James Hunter
Kistnaghurry
1804
Colour aquatint on paper
11 x 13.25 in (28 x 34 cm)

"Plate 28 from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter (d.1792). This aquatint, which is based on a picture by Hunter, shows the hill fort at Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. Hill forts such as Krishnagiri played a strategic role in the battles of the Third Mysore War (1792). During the latter half of the 18th century, large areas of southern India were controlled by Haider Ali Khan (c.1722 - 1782) and his son, Tipu Sultan (1753 -1799), the kings of Mysore. Their armies were also stationed at the hill-forts (droogs) such as this one. The 4 Anglo-Mysore wars produced a spate of publications and paintings portraying and describing events of the various campaigns." (Source: British Library Board)

(Set of two)

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