File:Jaunpurbridge William Hodges 1774.jpg

Summary

William Hodges: A View of the bridge at Jionpoor over the River Goomty (

)

Artist



Description	British explorer and painter
Date of birth/death	28 October 1744	6 March 1797
Location of birth/death	London	Brixham (Devonshire)
Work location	London, Derby, Bengalen
Authority file	: Q730841 VIAF: 56866547 ISNI: 0000000081362433 ULAN: 500031390 LCCN: n79055657 NLA: 35199488 WorldCat

Title

A View of the bridge at Jionpoor over the River Goomty

Object type

print

Description

English: This is plate 34 from William Hodges' book 'Select Views in India, drawn on the spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, and executed in aqua tinta, by William Hodges, R.A.'. Located at a crossing point on the river Gomti, Jaunpur was founded by Feroz Shah Tugluq in the 14th century. The massive Akbari Bridge, a remarkable structure with fifteen arches, was built between 1564 and 1568 by Munim Khan, the local governor under Mughal Emperor Akbar. Hodges wrote: "The inoundations have been frequently known to rise even over the bridge insomuch that in the year 1774 a whole brigade of the British forces was passed over it in boats." Published in 1786-88 in London.

Depicted place

Jaunpur

Date

1786

Medium

lithograph

Dimensions

height: 33.3 cm (13.1 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in)

Collection

British Library

	Native name	British Library
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1 July 1973
	Website	www.bl.uk
	Authority file	: Q23308 VIAF: 121814978 ISNI: 0000000123081542 ULAN: 500301700 LCCN: n81139951 NLA: 36588116 WorldCat

Accession number

X307(34)

Place of creation

London

Credit line

British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

Source/Photographer

https://www.watercolourworld.org/painting/view-bridge-jionpoor-over-river-goomty019xzz000000307u00034000-tww008ba7 https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000000744u00034000.html

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/select-views-in-india-in-the-years-1780-to-1783#

Other versions

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Licensing

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Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
2009-07-23 10:10	400×257× (23313 bytes)	Faizhaider	This is plate 34 from William Hodges' book 'Select Views in India'. Located at a crossing point on the river Gomti, Jaunpur was founded by Feroz Shah Tugluq in the 14th century. The massive Akbari Bridge, a remarkable structure with fifteen arches, was bu