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Contemporary History of the Empire of the Great Mughal, Volume 6, Allegory of the Mughal Empire, Title page before: Sn, Contemporary History or The Continuation of General History, 1770, print, title page, Five men with turbans are sitting and standing by a tent. Next to the tent is a tower of blocks on which are representations. Above them sits a woman with a trumpet and a portrait medallion on clouds., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), publisher: Groot en Zoon, Gerrit de, Amsterdam, publisher: Petrus Schouten, publisher: Pieter van der Eyk, Leiden, publisher: Daniel Vijgh, 1769, paper, etching, engraving, ets en gravure, height 170 mm x width 125 mm, Title page for: Sn Hedendaagsche historie of Het vervolg van de Algemeene historie, VIde Deel. Amsterdam: Amsterdam: Groot en Zoon, Gerrit de and Schouten, Petrus, Leiden: Eyk, Pieter van der and Vijgh, Daniel, 1770. Print from a scrapbook with title prints, ornaments, etc. on blue paper, disassembled in 1983. According to a note on the verso, the print was on p. 210 of this album., head-gear: turban, tent, A detailed engraved scene shows several robed figures wearing turbans gathered around a seated man who reclines on a cylindrical pedestal draped with fabric; one standing figure gestures toward the seated man while another leans forward with an arm around a companion, and a smaller figure carries a scroll. Behind them a large dark tent or drapery is propped by poles, and architectural panels with framed scenes rise at the left. In the sky above, a female figure sits on a cloud blowing a long trumpet and holding a round object, with layered clouds and a distant landscape of hills, trees, and a small building visible on the horizon. The image is densely hatched and crosshatched, rendering folds of cloth, textured sur

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Contemporary History Empire Great Mughal Volume 6 Allegory Mughal Empire Title page Sn Continuation General History 1770 print title page Five men turbans sitting standing tent Next tower blocks representations them sits woman trumpet portrait medallion clouds printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I publisher Groot en Zoon Gerrit de Amsterdam Petrus Schouten Pieter van der Eyk Leiden Daniel Vijgh 1769 paper etching engraving ets en gravure height 170 mm x width 125 mm Sn Hedendaagsche historie Het vervolg van de Algemeene historie VIde Deel Schouten Petrus Eyk Pieter van der Vijgh Daniel Print scrapbook title prints ornaments etc blue paper disassembled 1983 According note verso print was p 210 album head-gear turban detailed engraved scene several robed figures wearing turbans gathered seated man reclines cylindrical pedestal draped fabric standing figure gestures another leans forward arm companion smaller figure carries scroll them large dark tent drapery propped poles architectural panels framed scenes rise left sky female figure sits cloud blowing long trumpet holding round object layered clouds distant landscape hills trees small building visible horizon image densely hatched crosshatched rendering folds cloth textured