Gyanvapi Mosque, Varanasi. Aurungzebe's Mosque, at Benares. Engraving c1834.

by Elliot, Captain Robert

Antique print of Aurungzeb's Mosque, built  in 1664 CE by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb on the site of Kashi Vishwanath, the Hindu temply he demolished.

Original fine steel engraving c1834 by W. Cooke after the drawing by W. Purser from the original sketch by Captain Robert Elliot, R.N. for his Views of India, China, and the Shores of the Red Sea, published in London circa 1834 by Peter Jackson.

Size: 225 x 285mm (8 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches) Plate mark: 178 x 248mm 97 x 9 ¾ inches. Nick in page below platemark. Slight foxing around page.