Ink wash drawing made of a south view of Bangalore with the fortress in
the distance by Robert Home (1752-1834) in 1792. It is part of a series
of 22 loose drawings together with a map and three plans completed by
Home when he accompanied the British army under Cornwallis during the
3rd Mysore War 1791-1792.
In the late 18th century, the Muslim rulers Haidar Ali (r.1761-1782) and
his son Tipu Sultan (r.1782-1799) fought numerous wars against the
British over the control of Southern India. The fort of Bangalore was
originally built out of mud by the founder of the city and Hindu ruler
Kempe Gowda in the early 16th century and was reconstructed in stone by
Haidar Ali in 1761. It was built in an unusual oval shape with eight
gates, only one of which survives today. Bangalore fort was captured by
Lord Cornwallis and his army on 21 March 1791.
Text and image credit:
Copyright © The British Library Board
Ink wash drawing made of a south view of Bangalore with the fortress in
the distance by Robert Home (1752-1834) in 1792. It is part of a series
of 22 loose drawings together with a map and three plans completed by
Home when he accompanied the British army under Cornwallis during the
3rd Mysore War 1791-1792.
In the late 18th century, the Muslim rulers Haidar Ali (r.1761-1782) and
his son Tipu Sultan (r.1782-1799) fought numerous wars against the
British over the control of Southern India. The fort of Bangalore was
originally built out of mud by the founder of the city and Hindu ruler
Kempe Gowda in the early 16th century and was reconstructed in stone by
Haidar Ali in 1761. It was built in an unusual oval shape with eight
gates, only one of which survives today. Bangalore fort was captured by
Lord Cornwallis and his army on 21 March 1791.
Text and image credit:
Copyright © The British Library Board
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