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William Hodges: Fort at Monghyr on the river Ganges, India.  wikidata:Q117843418 reasonator:Q117843418
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William Hodges  (1744–1797)  wikidata:Q730841 s:en:Author:William Hodges q:en:William Hodges
 
William Hodges
Description British explorer and painter
Date of birth/death 28 October 1744 Edit this at Wikidata 6 March 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Brixham (Devonshire)
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London, Derby, Bengalen
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artist QS:P170,Q730841
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English: A View of the Fort of Mongheer, upon the banks of the River Ganges
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
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Fort at Monghyr on the river Ganges, India. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.
This is plate 29 from William Hodges' book, 'Select Views in India'. Hodges went to Monghyr in 1781 to draw the fort, which was under British control at that time. Monghyr was a place of considerable importance for the British in Bengal. It was previously an important military outpost for the Mughals, and the fort had been substantially extended by them. The fort is an impressive structure with three gates, one of which had been a strong fortification with square towers, with a deep ditch to protect the landward approach.

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Keywords: William Hodges
Depicted place Monger
Date 1787
date QS:P571,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium hand-colored etching print
Dimensions height: 33.3 cm (13.1 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,33.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728
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