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| Keywords: View of Rayakottai taken from the temples within the pettah. 9 May 1792.jpg en Artist Daniell Thomas 1749-1840 Medium Pencil on paper Date 1792 Pencil drawing by Thomas and William Daniell of the view of Rayakottai dated 9 May 1792 Inscribed on back in ink '199 Raicotta'; in pencil 'Riacotta May 9th 1792 ' Rayacottai formed part of a chain of military outposts used by Tipu Sultan's forces on their campaigns in the Tamil country In the Journal that the young William Daniell kept we read entry for 9 May 1792 Ryacotta is one of the highest and strongest hill forts of the Barramah'l It was captured in July 1791 by Major Gowdie ' who soon carried by assault the lower works which enclosed the Pettah' the commercial suburb outside a fortress 1792 http //www europeana eu/portal/search html query rayakottai Daniell Thomas PD-USGov Historical images of Rayakottai Tamil Nadu in the 1790s Uploaded with UploadWizard William Daniell | ||||
