The Daniells reserved for the last plate of Volume V their view of Delhi’s most famous and spectacular landmark antiquity, the Qutb Minar, switching to an upright format to accommodate its soaring two-hundred-and-forty-foot height. This is the earliest known depiction of the monument and shows the lost cupola that once crowned it.
Thomas and William Daniell
The Cuttub Minar, near Delhi
1808
Engraving
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Thomas and William Daniell
The Cuttub Minar, near Delhi
1808
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