Engraving of Fortress of Gwalior

• Reference:GB 249 T-GED/22/1/India/1279
• Dates of Creation:1784
• Name of Creator:
  Byrne, William, 1743-1805, engraver
  Hall, John, 1739-1797, engraver
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 engraving: black and white; 46 x 32.5 cm on 47.4 x 36.7 cm sheet on 57.7 x 45.4 cm backing

• Scope and Content

  Engraver: William Byrne and John Hall after Thomas Hearne and I. Hickes.
  'To Major William Popham, and to the rest of the Officers and Soldiers, who, on the 4th of August, 1780, surprised & took Possession of the celebrated & hitherto deemed impregnable Fortress of Gwalior [...]'
  'The Original sketched on the spot by Capt. I. Hickes, the Drawing made by Mr Hearne'
  'Engraved by Wm Byrne, the Figures by J. Hall'
  'Published [...] by James Rennell, 5th April 1784'

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