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Description: | Lithograph of Koolikuldroog in the Nilgiri Hills by W. Spreat after an original sketch by Major Pouget and published in London c.1850. This print is one of a series of 'Views in India and in the vicinity of Bombay'.
The Nilgiri Hills, nila meaning blue and giri meaning mountain, reach a height of over 2,500 metres. They are part of the Western Ghats, a range of hills that separate the Western coast of India from the central Indian plateau and reach from Maharashtra to Tamil Nadu. In the 19th century, Nilgiri Hills became a popular retreat for Europeans escaping the heat of Madras. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | Hullmandel & Walton | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Spreat, William (fl. mid-19th century) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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