The Shaking Minarets at Ahmedabad : drawn on the spot in 1809, by Captn. Grindlay

Abstract
View of two minarets and three arched gateways, with people in front and three figures just inside the center gateway.
Contributor
Hawkins, George, active 1795-1820 (Etcher), Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781-1851 (Engraver), Grindlay, Robert Melville (Artist), Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834 (Publisher)
Date
1826
Department
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Dimensions
image 22 x 28 cm, plate mark 31 x 38 cm, on sheet 32 x 41 cm
Last Modified
2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
Language
English
Materials
1 print : aquatint and etching, hand colored
Notes
etchd. by G. Hawkins ; engd. by T. Fielding ; cold. by J.B. Hogarth. (Statement of Responsibility), Title from caption. (Local Note)
Provenance
Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
Related Material
References: Abbey, J. R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 1957,442, volume 1, plate 4., Plate appears in: Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India / by Captain Robert Melville Grindlay. London : R. Ackerman, 1826-1830.
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Series
Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Grindlay, Robert Melville. Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India
Technique
aquatint (printing process), engraving (printing process)
Attribution
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IIIF Manifest
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