File:A View of the Fort of Iionpoor (Fort of Firuz Shah Tughluq, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, 1360) upon the Banks of the River Goomty (Gumti) LACMA M.2001.210.1.jpg

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William Hodges: A View of the Fort of Jionpoor upon the banks of the River Goomty   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William Hodges  (1744–1797)  wikidata:Q730841 s:en:Author:William Hodges q:en:William Hodges
 
William Hodges
Description British explorer and painter
Date of birth/death 28 October 1744 Edit this at Wikidata 6 March 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Brixham (Devonshire)
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London, Derby, Bengalen
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artist QS:P170,Q730841
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A View of the Fort of Jionpoor upon the banks of the River Goomty
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English: A View of the Fort of Iionpoor [Fort of Firuz Shah Tughluq, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, 1360] upon the Banks of the River Goomty [Gumti]

Plate 33 from William Hodges' book, "Select Views in India". In 1783, while travelling to Calcutta, Hodges stopped at Jaunpur and described this ruined fortress as '...a building of considerable extent, on a high bank commanding the bridge...' . The Fort of Firoz Shah Tugluq at Jaunpur was established in 1360. It has the shape of an irregular quadrangle and was built at a strategic crossing point on the river Gomti.

England, London, 1787
Series: Select Views in India
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Colored aquatint
Gift of Aruna and Ranjit Roy (M.2001.210.1)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Depicted place Jaunpur
Date 1787
date QS:P571,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Sheet- 16 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. (42.23 x 56.52 cm); Image- 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (29.21 x 44.45 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q1641836
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M.2001.210.1
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