File:A view of Ossoore.jpg

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Summary

Artist: Daniell, Thomas (1749 - 1840)

Medium: Aquatint, coloured Date: 1804

Plate nine from '24 views in Indostan by William Orme'. This picture is based on an original by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and depicts Hosur, a small town near to Bangalore. When this picture was made there was an encampment, represented in the distance, consisting of a detachment of Lord Cornwallis's army commanded by Major Woodburne of Madras. According to the accompnaying text, the temple on the right in the foreground was used as a resting place to 'afford cool and comfortable retreats for sun-burnt travellers.'

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current07:23, 6 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 07:23, 6 January 2017712 × 493 (97 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Artist: Daniell, Thomas (1749 - 1840) <p>Medium: Aquatint, coloured Date: 1804 </p> Plate nine from '24 views in Indostan by William Orme'. This picture is based on an original by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and depicts Hosur, a small town near to Bangalore. When this picture was made there was an encampment, represented in the distance, consisting of a detachment of Lord Cornwallis's army commanded by Major Woodburne of Madras. According to the accompnaying text, the temple on the right in the foreground was used as a resting place to 'afford cool and comfortable retreats for sun-burnt travellers.'
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