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Title	Cavern-temple of Elephanta
Description	Copper engraving plate V from volume one of Sir William Ouseley's book Travels in various countries of the East; more particularly Persia. Printed in London by Rodwell and Martin in 1819. Drawn by Colonel D'Arcy and engraved by H. Mutlow.; Illustration depicts western visitors to the temple in a cavern in Elephanta, held aloft by columns and sculptured heads in the background. Accompanying text on p. 82: "The small island which contains this cave, is seven or eight miles distant from Bombay, and owes its European name [i.e. Elephanta], to a conspicuous figure near the landing-place, hewn out of stone once solid... representing an elephant of considerable size. The island... is properly denominated Gharipuri. About half a mile from the elephant, we arrived at that hill of hard rock, which contains the celebrated excavation.... A drawing made at my request, by Major D'Arcy... shows the immense columns, the bust with three faces, and other sculptures, all parts of the solid stone."
Subject (adlf)	Elephanta Island - India
Subject (lcsh)	Elephanta Island (India)--Antiquities Caverns--India--Elephanta Island--Pictorial works Temples--India
Subject (naf)	Elephanta Island (India)
Artist	D'Arcy, Colonel.
Author	Ouseley, William, Sir, 1767-1842
Creator	Mutlow, H., engraver
Publisher (of the Digital Version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1819
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 plate, in book; 40.5 x 41.5 cm. folds to 29.5 x 22.5 cm.
Format (aat)	art
Language	English
Call Number	915.5.O94t v.1
Legacy Record ID	rbm-m19
Part of collection	Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection
Part of subcollection	Geography
Part of Book	Ouseley, William, Sir. Travels in various countries of the East, mor particularly Persia. London: Rodwell and Martin, 1819
Rights	Public domain
Access Conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository Name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository Email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	rbm-ousley-travels-1819
Archival file	rbm_Volume9/rbm-ousley-travels-1819.tiff

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