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First Printed Taj

The first printed depiction of the Taj Mahal is expected to be auctioned for nearly $50,000

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First Printed Taj

The first printed depiction of the Taj Mahal is expected to be auctioned for nearly $50,000 at Bonhams’ sale entitled ‘India and Beyond: Travel and Photography’ in London on October 4. The Taj appears in the background of an aquatint view of the Fort of Agra by William Hodges who travelled through the country in the 1780s.

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Odds & Ends | October 2011

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