Set of two prints with panoramic views of Delhi

a) Anonymous
The city and environs of Delhi - sketched by an officer of the Bengal Artillery
1857
Later hand-coloured woodcut engraving on paper

a.1) Anonymous
Koor Sing, "The Rebel of Arrah", and his attendants - from a photograph
1857
Later hand-coloured woodcut engraving on paper

a.2) Anonymous
Group of Sepoys at Lucknow - From a photograph
1857
Later hand-coloured woodcut engraving on paper

Three illustrations on the same page.
Published in The Illustrated London News, October 31, 1857

b) Alexis Soltykoff
The City of Delhi Before the Siege
Circa 1850s
Later hand-coloured woodcut engraving on paper
10.25 x 14.75 in (26 x 37.2 cm)

Roughly toward the left side of the map:-
1. The Jumna
2. Offshoot of the Jumna
3. Pontoon Bridge
4. Salimghur, an ancient fort [on the river just north of the Red Fort, though its number seems to be missing or obscured]
5. Palace and Gardens
6. The Marble Hall, or Throne-room
7. Main street of Delhi, Chandni Chauk
8. Canal-street
9. The Banking-house
10. The Jumma Musjid
11. The Sadoola Khan [a large chauk or square created by Shah Jahan's vazir]
13. Negumbod Gate [near Nigambodh Ghat]
21. Turkoman Gate
22. Delhi Gate [of the city, not the Palace]
23. Gaol
24. Lunatic asylum
25. English church [the old Residency, between the church and the Magazine]
26. Magazine and Store Houses
27. Skinner's House
30. Kutub Minar
31. Ruins of Ancient Delhi

Roughly toward the right side of the map:-
2. Offshoot of the Jumna
12. The Musjid Fetihpore
14. Cashmere Gate
15. Moree Gate
16. Cabul Gate and Water Gate
17. The Canal
18. Lahore Gate [of the city, not the Palace]
19. Hindoo College [the Madrasa of Ghazi ud-din Khan]
20. Ajmere Gate
28. Customs House
29. Martello Towers [guard posts, marked at various points around the walls]

Published in The Illustrated London News, January 16, 1858.

This is the only historic walled city map of Old Delhi or Purani Dilli. It was named Shahjahanabad in 1639, when Shah Jahan decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra. The construction of the city was completed in 1648, and it remained the capital of the Mughal Empire until its fall in 1857, when the British Raj took over as paramount power in India. It was once filled with mansions of nobles and members of the royal court, along with elegant mosques and gardens.

The surrounding walls, 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and 26 feet (7.9 m) tall, originally of mud, were replaced by red stone in 1657. In the Mughal period, the gates were kept locked at night. The walls have now largely disappeared, but 5 of the original 14 gates of the walled city of Delhi are still standing. They include: 1. Ajmeri Gate: Facing Ajmer in Rajasthan 2. Delhi Gate: Road to earlier cities of Delhi 3. Turkman Gate: Named after pious saint Hazrat Shah Turkam 4. Lahori Gate: Facing Lahore in Pakistan 5. Kashmiri Gate: Pointing North to Kashmir

(Set of two)

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