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Description of a view of the city of Delhi, with an action between Her Majesty's troops and the revolted Sepoys : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square ; painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford and Henry C. Selous and assistants, from drawings by Captain Robert Smith

Burford, Robert, 1791-1861 · 1858 · London : [R. Burford] · 4 pictures

A printed descriptive guide of 1858 published in London by Robert Burford to accompany his Panorama Royal at Leicester Square, explaining a painted view of Delhi during the 1857 action between British troops and rebel sepoys. The pictures are small pages: an advertisement for babies' hoods and cloaks, a panorama title page with a heraldic crest, a sketch of a leather travelling bag with handles, and the cover of the guide itself. For a designer, the crest, the decorative border and the bold capitals of the cover show mid-century Victorian display typography and ornament.

Panoramas -- India -- Delhi · Delhi (India) -- Description and travel

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