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The Great Temple at Tanjore — Henry Salt, 1809

“The Great Temple at Tanjore” was drawn by Henry Salt in 1809 at Thanjavur, India. It is a drawing work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

The Great Temple at Tanjore by Henry Salt, 1809, drawn at Thanjavur, India
The Great Temple at Tanjore · 1809 · 📍 Thanjavur, India

The tower of the Brihadisvara temple above a meadow and a wall: a hand-coloured aquatint of 1809.

ArtistHenry Salt
Year1809
PlaceThanjavur, India
Coordinates10.7828° N, 79.1318° E
Techniquedrawing
LicencePublic domain
SourceWikimedia Commons
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Henry Salt drew “The Great Temple at Tanjore” at Thanjavur, India (coordinates 10.7828° N, 79.1318° E). SketchMap Atlas shows it on a world map at this spot, so you can stand where the artist stood.

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The tower of the Brihadisvara temple above a meadow and a wall: a hand-coloured aquatint of 1809. It is a drawing work by Henry Salt, 1809.

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