Original steel engraving of the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram (Mahabalipoor), south of Madras, beaten by the surf of the Bay of Bengal. In the foreground, the granite blocks of the beach and a few tiny figures that give the scale of the sanctuary.
Original steel engraving of the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram (Mahabalipoor), south of Madras, beaten by the surf of the Bay of Bengal. In the foreground, the granite blocks of the beach and a few tiny figures that give the scale of the sanctuary.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Date: 1841.
Source: Art establishment of the Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 in (16.5 x 10.5 cm).
Condition: Paper browned, with damp stains in the margins, mainly the right one; the image clean and well printed.