File:View in the Conkan - British Library P188.jpg

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View in the Conkan   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Andrew Picken  (1815–1845)  wikidata:Q18069312
 
Description British lithographer and illustrator
Date of birth/death 1815 Edit this at Wikidata 1845 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q18069312
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Title
View in the Conkan
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
Description
English: View in the Conkan. Plate 5 from 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army', published by Baron A. Friedel, London, 1833.

Coloured lithograph of a view in the Konkan by J.H. Lynch from a sketch by Baron Adam Friedel. Plate 5 from 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army' printed by Baron A. Friedel in London in 1833.

The Koncan is situatated between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea and extends from Gujarat in the north to Karnataka in the south. Thanks to the importance of sea trading along the Western coast of India, there are a number of forts located here. This view shows a river scene.
Depicted place Konkan
Date 1833
date QS:P571,+1833-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium lithograph
medium QS:P186,Q15123870
Dimensions height: 21 cm (8.2 in); width: 29 cm (11.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,21U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,29U174728
institution QS:P195,Q23308
Accession number
P188
Place of creation London
Credit line British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
Source/Photographer https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019pzz000000188u00000000.html
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