An India that isn’t coming back. Plates from James Fergusson’s 1848 work “Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan”. Published by J. Hogarth in London with lithographs by T. C. Dibden.

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Great Temple at Bobaneswar (Bhubaneswar). 1848. British. Plate I, page 34. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Observer Research Foundation, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.100565/page/n34/mode/1up
Temple of Kanarug of Black Pagoda. Page 42. 1848. British. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Observer Research Foundation, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.100565/page/n42/mode/1up
Temple of Kapila Devi at Bobaneswar (Bhubaneswar). Page 46. 1848. British. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Observer Research Foundation, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.100565/page/n46/mode/1up
Title page. Image 3 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. British. Collections of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n3/mode/1up
Great Temple at Bobaneswar (Bhubaneswar). British. Page 29 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs.. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n29/mode/1up
Ratha Yatra Festival in Puri, India. British. Page 32 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs.. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n32/mode/1up
Temple of Kapila Devi at Bobaneswar (Bhubaneswar). British. Page 38 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs.. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n38/mode/1up
Chaori in Mokumdara Pass. British. Page 41 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n41/mode/1up
Temple at Chandravati. British. Page 44 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n44/mode/1up
Temples of Barolli. British. Page 48 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n48/mode/1up
The Khowasin Sthamba, a Jaina Tower at Cheetore. British. Page 50 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n50/mode/1up
Temple of Vimala Sah, on Mount Abu. British. Page 54 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n54/mode/1up
Jaya Sthamba, or Tower of Victory, At Cheetore. British. Page 59 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n59/mode/1up
Temple at Sadri. British. Page 56 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n56/mode/1up
Bund of the Lake Rajasamundra, Oodeypore. British. Page 62 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n62/mode/1up
Bund of the Lake Jaysamund. Oodeypore. British. Page 66 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n66/mode/1up
Tomb of Ambra Sing IL, Oodrypore. British. Page 67 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n67/mode/1up
Island in the Lake at Oodrypore. British. Page 70 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n70/mode/1up
Palace at Boondee. British. Page 73 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n73/mode/1up
Bowlee at Boondee. British. Page 75 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n75/mode/1up
Temple at Mahavellipore. British. Page 78 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n78/mode/1up
Porch of Parvati’s Temple, Chillambram. British. Page 80 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n80/mode/1up
Porch of the Temple of Sri Rama, Combaconum. British. Page 84 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n84/mode/1up
Tank in Temple at Seringham. British. Page 86 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n86/mode/1up

Gateway at Chillambran. British. Page 89 from an 1848 edition of James Fergusson’s Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan that has hand-colored lithographs. Drawn and lithographed by T. C. (Thomas Colman) Dibden after a sketch by J. Fergusson. M. and N. Hanhart, printers. Collections of of the Library of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In the public domain due to age. via the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.26641/page/n89/mode/1up

Updated with the rest of the images from a different edition of the same book with the edition I found the first three lithographs in having been taken down from the Internet Archive. They were published in the same year, one with some hand-colored lithographs. Why they published them like that, I don’t know.

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3 thoughts on “An India that isn’t coming back. Plates from James Fergusson’s 1848 work “Picturesque Illustrations of Ancient Architecture in Hindostan”. Published by J. Hogarth in London with lithographs by T. C. Dibden.”

  1. Thank you for showing some plates. It was a beautiful experience. I would love to see all the plates.

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    2. Hi! I went back and have picked up all the lithographs, so not just the first three. The software won’t let me give you the link but it is the same one as before, so you can click through again- Sarah

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