Lot 35
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After Lieutenant Robert Hyde Colebrooke
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After Lieutenant Robert Hyde Colebrooke

South-west view of Ootra-Durgum; The Lake of Mooty Tallaow near Seringapatam; East view of Bangalore; and Prospect of the country near Mooty Tallaow, by J.W. Edy (Abbey Travel 419, nos. 2,5,6,8 from Twelve views in Mysore)

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After Lieutenant Robert Hyde Colebrooke
South-west view of Ootra-Durgum; The Lake of Mooty Tallaow near Seringapatam; East view of Bangalore; and Prospect of the country near Mooty Tallaow, by J.W. Edy (Abbey Travel 419, nos. 2,5,6,8 from Twelve views in Mysore)
hand-coloured aquatints, published by Mr Thomson, London, 1794, wove paper
P. 16½ x 22in. (42 x 56cm.) (4)
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Lot Essay

Colebrooke (1762-1808) had a distinguished career with the Bengal Infantry from 1778 until his death at Bhagalpur. Whilst surveying the routes taken during the marches of the army under Lord Cornwallis in 1791-2 he made drawings of Seringapatam, Bangalore and the Mysore hill-forts.

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