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| Keywords: Ourry Durgam, The Head Of The Pass Into The Barrah Mauhl.jpg en Artist Hunter James d 1792 Medium Aquatint coloured Date 1805 Folio 34 from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter d 1792 This aquatint is based on a picture by Hunter It shows one of the hill forts encountered by British troops probably during 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 who ruled from their capital at Seringapatam The 4 Anglo-Mysore wars produced a spate of publications and paintings portraying and describing events of the various campaigns Hunter served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and his sketches portrayed aspects of military and everyday life 1805 http //www europeana eu/portal/search html query hudedurgam Hunter James PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Tamil Nadu in the 1800s Geography of Krishnagiri district | ||||
