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'The Ghats from Ryghur'. Lithograph by J.H. Lynch. Plate 6 from Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army, drawn and printed by Baron A Friedel, London, 1833.
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Coloured lithograph of 'The Ghats from Ryghur' by
J.H. Lynch from an original drawing by Baron Adam Friedel
(fl.1833). Plate 6 of 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched
by an Officer in the Indian Army' printed by Baron A Friedel in
London in 1833.This collection provides eight views of forts
situated in the modern state of Maharashtra. In 1818, the British
gained control of this area from the Marathas, a Hindu kingdom was
established by Shivaji (r.1645-1680). The summits of the Western
Ghats, a range of hills that separate the western coast from the
central plains of India, were well suited for such defensive
structures.
Title: 'The Ghats from Ryghur'. Lithograph by J.H. Lynch. Plate 6
from Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in
the Indian Army, drawn and printed by Baron A Friedel, London,
1833.
Description:
Coloured lithograph of 'The Ghats from Ryghur' by
J.
H.
Lynch from an original drawing by Baron Adam Friedel
(fl.
1833).
Plate 6 of 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched
by an Officer in the Indian Army' printed by Baron A Friedel in
London in 1833.
This collection provides eight views of forts
situated in the modern state of Maharashtra.
In 1818, the British
gained control of this area from the Marathas, a Hindu kingdom was
established by Shivaji (r.
1645-1680).
The summits of the Western
Ghats, a range of hills that separate the western coast from the
central plains of India, were well suited for such defensive
structures.
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