File:The Government House, Fort St George, Madras, by Thomas Daniell, 1798.jpg
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Thomas Daniell: The Government House, Fort St George, Madras ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q708907 |
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The Government House, Fort St George, Madras |
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print object_type QS:P31,Q11060274 |
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English: Plate nine from the second set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery'. Madras was the first important settlement of the East India Company and was founded in 1639. Construction began on Fort St George in 1640, but it was later enlarged and a Government House was built inside its fortifications. The colonnade on the right leads down to the Sea Gate. It was the centre of all East India Company business for the Madras Presidency. |
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Depicted place | Chennai | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
March 1798 date QS:P571,+1798-03-00T00:00:00Z/10 |
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Medium | aquatint print coloured | ||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 54 cm (21.2 in); width: 73.7 cm (29 in) dimensions QS:P2048,54U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,73.7U174728 |
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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/019xzz000004322u00009000.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
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