Part of the city of Murshidabad, ancient capital of Bengal, Charles Ramus Forrest, 1 August 1824

Part of the city of murshidabad, ancient capital of bengal. Image by lt. Col. C. R. Forrest, from a picturesque tour along the river ganges and jumna in india (london: r. Ackermann, 1824) this is plate four from charles ramus forrest’s a picturesque tour along the rivers ganges and jumna, in india. Lieutenant-colonel forrest was a soldier and east india company official who conducted expeditions along the ganges and jumna. Murshidabad is a city in west bengal, located on the banks of the bhagirathi river (a tributary of the ganges). Object Type: print. Date: 1 August 1824. Place of creation: London. Dimensions: height: 27.2 cm (10.7 in); width: 33.5 cm (13.1 in). Medium: lithograph. Depicted Place: Murshidabad. Collection: British Library. Part of the city of Murshidabad, ancient capital of Bengal - British Library X757(4)