The Round Tower, Fort Hyderabad.
[Lithographed by Charles Haghe after William Edwards.]
[London: Graves & Co., 1846.]
Rare 1st issue tinted lithograph, finished with hand colour. Printed area 320 x 400mm (12½ x 15¾"). Original backing board stained and scratched.
The Round Tower of Pacco Qillo, a fort built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro c.1768 when he founded the city of Hyderabad. Published in 'Sketches in Scinde' by Lieutenant William Edwards of the 86th or Royal County Down Regiment, and aide-de-camp to General Sir Charles Napier. Edwards was present during Napier's conquest of Sindh Province in northern Pakistan in 1842.
Abbey: Travel 469.
[Ref: 51310] £380.00
[London: Graves & Co., 1846.]
Rare 1st issue tinted lithograph, finished with hand colour. Printed area 320 x 400mm (12½ x 15¾"). Original backing board stained and scratched.
The Round Tower of Pacco Qillo, a fort built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro c.1768 when he founded the city of Hyderabad. Published in 'Sketches in Scinde' by Lieutenant William Edwards of the 86th or Royal County Down Regiment, and aide-de-camp to General Sir Charles Napier. Edwards was present during Napier's conquest of Sindh Province in northern Pakistan in 1842.
Abbey: Travel 469.
[Ref: 51310] £380.00