Oriental Scenery/Part 1/Plate 17

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2284591Oriental Scenery — First Series, Plate 17Thomas Daniell and William Daniell

No. XVII.

MAUSOLEUM OF SULTAN CHUSERO, NEAR ALLAHABAD.

Sultan Chusero was the son of the Emperor Jehangire. His tomb is situated amidst trees of considerable magnitude in a handsome garden, laid out in the Hindoostan taste, with paved walks, avenues and fountains.

The Mausoleum is built of freestone upon a paved terrace, and the whole has a grand effect.

Sultan Chusero died in the year 1621.

Mausoleum of Sultan Chusero, near Allahabad.