Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the country of the Tippoo Sultan, from drawings taken on the spot

Designer Robert H. Colebrook British

Etcher John William Edy British

1793

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Title: Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the country of the Tippoo Sultan, from drawings taken on the spot
Designer: Robert H. Colebrook (British, 1762–1808)
Etcher: John William Edy (Danish (active Britain), ca. 1780–ca. 1820)
Published in: London
Date: 1793
Medium: Illustrations: etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 25 9/16 x 19 11/16 x 13/16 in. (65 x 50 x 2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.133
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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