Picture Details
Inside a banyan tree
Partner:
Wellcome Library, LondonImage reference:
V0043041Origin:
Nerbudda River, IndiaArtist / Date:
John Greig after James Forbes, 1778Description:
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Line engraving on paper. A view from inside an enormous banyan tree. The banyan tree is sacred to the Hindus and is used for shelter. The lettering reads; View of Cubbeer Burr, the celebrated banyan tree on the banks of the Nerbudda. Taken from Oriental Memoirs, Forbes, James (1813). London. Vol. 1.
Bibliographic Info:
Forbes, James. (1813). Oriental Memoirs. London. Vol. 1.
