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View of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from Dibrugarh (Assam)
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Watercolour by Edward Augustus Prinsep
(1828-1900), of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from
Dibrugarh in Assam, dated c.1848. The image is inscribed on the
front in ink: 'The Burhampootra & Tibet mountains from
Dibrooghur, Assam.' This view shows the Himalayas, 'the abode of
snow', the highest mountain range in the world, which is situated
between the Indus and Brahmaputra, 'son of Brahma', rivers. Assam
is famous for its tea plantations and Dibrugarh, situated on the
Brahmaputra river, is the biggest tea exporting city in India.
Edward Augustus Prinsep came from a family who served in India for
several generations. His father was William Prinsep, who worked for
the Calcutta firm of Palmer & Co., and his uncles included
James, a noted scholar, antiquarian and Assay Master at the Benares
and Calcutta Mints, and Thomas, Surveyor of the Sunderbunds, the
marshes near Calcutta.
Title: View of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from
Dibrugarh (Assam)
Description:
Watercolour by Edward Augustus Prinsep
(1828-1900), of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from
Dibrugarh in Assam, dated c.
1848.
The image is inscribed on the
front in ink: 'The Burhampootra & Tibet mountains from
Dibrooghur, Assam.
' This view shows the Himalayas, 'the abode of
snow', the highest mountain range in the world, which is situated
between the Indus and Brahmaputra, 'son of Brahma', rivers.
Assam
is famous for its tea plantations and Dibrugarh, situated on the
Brahmaputra river, is the biggest tea exporting city in India.
Edward Augustus Prinsep came from a family who served in India for
several generations.
His father was William Prinsep, who worked for
the Calcutta firm of Palmer & Co.
, and his uncles included
James, a noted scholar, antiquarian and Assay Master at the Benares
and Calcutta Mints, and Thomas, Surveyor of the Sunderbunds, the
marshes near Calcutta.
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