Sketches of the New Road in a journey from Calcutta to Gyah / by Sir Charles D'Oyly.
Published / Created:
Calcutta : Printed and published at the Asiatic Lithographic Company's Press, 1830.
Physical Description:
[23] leaves, [22] leaves of plates : ill ; 29 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsDS485.B51 D69 1830+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3305120
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Lithography by Sir Charles D'Oyly.Lithographed throughout, including title page and leaves of text.Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 455BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in half green morocco with marbled boards, with printed title label on front cover; rebacked. Plates printed on India paper, and mounted. Inscribed: Mrs. Genl. Thomas.
Contents:
A Hindoo temple at Jehanabad -- View of the Purisnaut Hills from Chatna -- View of an insulated rock near Ruggoonauthpore on the New Road, 1828 -- View of the rocky hills at Ruggoonauthpore, 1827 -- View on the road from Chunder Kerree to Chass crossing the Odilbun Nullah, 1827 -- View on the road from Angballee to Goomea crossing the Damooda River, 1827 -- View in the Chittroo Pass on the road from Gomea to Chittroo Chutta, 1828 -- End of the Chittroo Pass, 1827 -- View of the Village and Hill of Silwar with a telegraph tower -- View from the summit of the Kutcumsundee Pass, 1828 -- Summit of the Kutcumsundee Pass, 1828 -- End of the Dungye Pass on the New Road, 1828 -- Entrance into the city of Gyah by the Sheerghathy Road -- View of the Summun Boohe in the city of Gyah -- View of the back entrance to the Summun Boorhe in the City of Gyah -- View of the Bishunpud Temple and part of the city of Gyah from the Fulgo River -- Temple of Seta Mahaish Mahadeo at the bottom of the Burrum Jewun Hill near Gyah -- View of the Muccundee Dewul and the Beturnee Tank at Gyah -- View of a small Hindoo temple in front of the Great Temple at Bhood Gyah -- Hindoo temple at Bhood Gyah, 8 miles from the city of Gyah -- Terrace of the Hindoo temple at Bhood Gyah in Behar -- View of an excavated chamber in the summit of the Barabur Hill, 14 miles N.E. from Gyah.
Subject Terms:
Bihar (India) -- Description and travel. | Bihar (India) -- Pictorial works. | Gaya (India) -- Pictorial works. | Asiatic Lithographic Press -- Publisher. | Thomas, Mrs. General -- Autograph.
