File:Part of the Black Town, Madras - British Library P943.jpg
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[edit]Thomas Daniell: Part of the Black Town, Madras
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Part of the Black Town, Madras |
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Plate 8 from the second set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery.' After the establishment of the Company's factory at Madras in 1639, weavers and merchants were attracted from many other south Indian centres, and settled along the coast north of Fort St George, in what became known as 'Black Town,' as opposed to the 'White Town' in the fort. Black Town was also included within the foritifcations of Madras. The area was renamed Georgetown after the visit of King George V. The large domed building is the Armenian Church of 1772, and to its left the minarets of a mosque built by Muhammad Ali, the Nawab of the Carnatic. |
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| Depicted place | Chennai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | September 1797 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | aquatint print coloured | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 54 cm (21.2 in); width: 73.7 cm (29 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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P943 |
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| Place of creation | London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000004322u00008000.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 16:45, 23 June 2023 | | 951 × 712 (143 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:Thomas Daniell}} |author = w:Thomas Daniell and w:William Daniell |title = Part of the Black Town, Madras |object type = print |description= Plate 8 from the second set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery.' After the establishment of the Company's factory at Madras in 1639, weavers and merchants were attracted from many other south Indian centres, and settled along the coast north of Fort St George, in what became known a... |
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