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Description: | Plate sixteen from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter (d.1792). This aquatint is based on a composition by Hunter showing the north gate of the fort at Bangalore. Of the original dressed stone fort built by the king of mysore, Haidar Ali (c.1722-1782), in 1761, this is the only gate which still stands today. Inside this fort, Tipu Sultan (1753-1799), Haidar Ali's son and successor to the Mysore throne, built a palace. The British waged four wars against Tip and Haidar Ali. In March 1791 the fort at Bangalore was captured by the British. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | Orme, Edward | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Hunter, James (d. 1792) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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