File:The chowk and market-place at Kankhal, 1814.jpg

Summary

Author	Johar Baig and Vikas Pradhan INDIA- Kankhal
Description	The chowk and market-place at Kankhal, Haridwar 1814.
Date	1814 date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Collection	British Library    Native name British Library Location London Coordinates 51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W   Established 1 July 1973  Website www.bl.uk Authority file : Q23308 VIAF: 121814978 ISNI: 0000000123081542 ULAN: 500301700 LCCN: n81139951 NLA: 36588116 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q23308
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Watercolour of street view of Kankal from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Mohumdy to Gheen Vol. V' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r.1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15.

Kankal is a suburb of Haridwar, on the Ganges river in Uttar Pradesh. View of the chowk (main street) and market-place at Kankal, surrounded by handsome buildings, with a large gateway to the left. Inscribed below: 'Village of Kunkal.'