File:Kistnaghurry.jpg

Summary

Kistnaghurry (

)

Artist

Henri Merke (fl. 1799–1820)
Alternative names	H. Merke
Description	Swiss engraver
Date of birth/death	18^th century date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7	19^th century date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Location of birth	Niederweningen
Work period	1799 –1820
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q25500754 SIKART: 4031579

After James Hunter (1755–1792)
Alternative names	James Hunter
Description	British military officer and painter British army officer and artist
Date of birth/death	1755	1792
Location of birth/death		Vellore
Authority file	: Q25340033 VIAF: 11181670 ULAN: 500098340 LCCN: n82010453 WorldCat

Author

Francis William Blagdon, 1778-1819

Title

Kistnaghurry

Object type

print

Description

English: Plate 27 (twenty-eigthth including the frontispiece) from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore', based on a picture by James Hunter, shows the hill fort at Krishnagiri. Tamil Nadu. Hill forts such as Krishnagiri played a strategic role in the battles of the Third Mysore War (1792). During the latter half of the 18th century, large areas of southern India were controlled by Haider Ali Khan (c.1722 - 1782) and his son, Tipu Sultan (1753 -1799), the kings of Mysore. Their armies were also stationed at the hill-forts (droogs) such as this one.
Item number: 30028

Depicted place

Krishnagiri

Date

1804

Medium

aquatint print coloured

Dimensions

height: 27.7 cm (10.9 in); width: 34.5 cm (13.5 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

X768/3(28)

Place of creation

London

Credit line

British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

Source/Photographer

https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000007683u00028000.html

https://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/92037/ACD9CEE0F5517FF0F73F5D09EA39FA98511D7C0D.html?start=4&query=krishnagiri

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Camera location	12° 32′ 16.16″ N, 78° 12′ 53.92″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	12.537822; 78.214978

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