Kuddum Russool at Gour, Where they Shew the Print of their Prophet's Foot, in a Piece of White Marble.
H.C. Delin.t. I. Moffat, Sculp.
[Published by James Moffat, n.d., c.1808.]
Scarce aquatint. 365 x 510mm (14¼ x 20"), with large margins, watermarked 'S.Wise & Patch 1806'. Slight central vertical crease.
A view of the Qadam Rasul mosque in Gour, West Bengal from James Moffat's (1775-1815) series of aquatints 'Views at Gaur', published in 1808 in Calcutta, after drawings by Henry Creighton (1767-1807). Creighton's drawings and study pioneered the research into the medieval ruins of Gaur which had once been the ancient capital of the rulers of Bengal.
[Ref: 42501] £580.00
[Published by James Moffat, n.d., c.1808.]
Scarce aquatint. 365 x 510mm (14¼ x 20"), with large margins, watermarked 'S.Wise & Patch 1806'. Slight central vertical crease.
A view of the Qadam Rasul mosque in Gour, West Bengal from James Moffat's (1775-1815) series of aquatints 'Views at Gaur', published in 1808 in Calcutta, after drawings by Henry Creighton (1767-1807). Creighton's drawings and study pioneered the research into the medieval ruins of Gaur which had once been the ancient capital of the rulers of Bengal.
[Ref: 42501] £580.00