A Descriptive And Historical Account Of The Godavery District In The Presidency Of Madras

About the Book :-The papers contained in this volume, descriptive of the sculptures, inscriptions and monolithic temples known as the Seven Pagodas, have been reprinted in a collected form, under the orders of the Government of Madras, with a view to promote the intelligent study and examination of these interesting relics of a bygone age. It contains a description of the ruins at Mahabalipuram in the form of six chapters by various noted scholars. The author of the first essay visited in 1772 and then in 1776. The Sanskrit inscriptions are doubtless anterior in date to those in the Tamil language. Some notes, corrective and explanatory, have been added by the Editor; these are distinguished by brackets [ ]. The orthography of Indian names occurring in these papers has been revised, and a uniform system of transliteration adopted. The book has a sketch map and contains ground plans of the monolithic temples and principal excavations. The book was compiled in 1869. About the Author:-Sir William Chambers RA was a Scottish-Swedish architect, based in London. Among his best-known works are Somerset House, London, and the pagoda at Kew. Chambers was a founder member of the Royal Academy. Between 1740 and 1749 he was employed by the Swedish East India Company making three voyages to China where he studied Chinese architecture and decoration.Mark William Carr was born in October 26, 1822 at Hutchinson's Buildings, North Shields, Northumberland, England (United Kingdom). He was a British civil engineer. The Title 'A Descriptive And Historical Account Of The Godavery District In The Presidency Of Madras written/authored/edited by Henry Morris', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121233118 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 404 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-