A View of Part of the Palace of the Late Nabob Suja ul Dowla at Fizabad, William Hodges, 1787

*a view of part of the palace of the late nabob suja ul dowla at fizabad; by william hodges, 1787* (bl) this is plate 37 from william hodges' book 'select views in india'. In 1783 hodges went to faizabad and saw the abandoned palace of the nawab of oudh. Built on the south bank of the ghaghara river, the palace was constructed by the third nawab of oudh, shuja ud-daula (1754-75) and was named 'fort calcutta'. In 1775 his successor, asaf ud-daula, abandoned the palace when he decided to shift oudh's capital from faizabad back to lucknow. Object Type: print. Date: 1787. Place of creation: London. Dimensions: height: 33.3 cm (13.1 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in). Medium: lithograph. Depicted Place: Faizabad. Collection: British Library. A View of Part of the Palace of the late Nabob Suja ul Dowla at Fizabad - British Library X307(37)

Edit image

Author: William Hodges (1744–1797)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

0 downloads

british library asia, pacific and africa collections select views in india, drawn on the spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783 uttar pradesh in the 18th century historical images of faizabad history of faizabad lithograph faizabad british library william hodges