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Description: | Photograph from the Curzon Collection, of a colossal cannon at Dig fort, Rajasthan, taken by the studio of Priyalall & Company in c.1900. Dig was established as the first capital of Bharatpur State by the Jat king Badan Singh (ruled 1722-33), and the fort was built by his son Suraj Mal (ruled 1733-63) in 1730. It was reinforced by twelve bastions, surrounded by a moat, and further defended by cannons, of which this is one. In this view a native has been made to stand next to it, to give an indication of scale. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Priyalall and Company | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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