Jami Masjid, Delhi
June 30, 1820
Architectural and Building
Akbar Shah II 1806–1837
Jami Masjid, Delhi
IMG100406

DESCRIPTION

The Jami‘ Masjid, Delhi. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i masjid i jami‘ i dar al-khilafah Shahjahanabad’ (Picture of the cathedral mosque in the seat of the caliphate Shahjahanabad); on back ‘3. The Jama Musjid, or Mosque at Delhi.’ 1817 water-mark. Note: This drawing is a copy of the aquatint by T. and W. Daniell, ‘Oriental Scenery,’ series 1, no.23, ‘The Jummah Musjeed, Delhi’(1797). The grouping of the figures has however been changed.