Plate 15 (sixteenth including the frontispiece) from 'picturesque scenery in the kingdom of mysore', based on a picture by james hunter. A composition by hunter showing the north gate of the fort at bangalore. Of the original dressed stone fort built by the king of mysore, haidar ali (c. 1722-1782), in 1761, this is the only gate which still stands today. Inside this fort, tipu sultan (1753-1799), haidar ali's son and successor to the mysore throne, built a palace. Scence circa 1792. Item number: 30016. Object Type: print. Date: 1804. Place of creation: London. Dimensions: height: 27.7 cm (10.9 in); width: 34.5 cm (13.5 in). Medium: aquatint print coloured. Depicted Place: Bangalore Fort. Collection: British Library. The Delhi Gate Of Bangalore
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