
Combats with animals at the court of the Great Mogol: from a travel book by Giambattista Albrizzi, Venice, 1738; *the title page*
Source: ebay, Mar. 2008

This large German engraving, "Mogols Throne," with numbers and a key at the bottom, is probably from the mid-1700's; a very large scan of the engraving from my own collection: *left half*; *right half*. It's surely either a source or an imitation of the Prevost engraving below.
Source: Bought on ebay and scanned by FWP, May 2007

"Cour du Grand Mogol" by Bellin, from *PREVOST*, 1752; *a very large scan of this engraving, from my own collection*
Source: ebay, Dec. 2005
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Prevost's view of the "Seal of the Great Moguls," 1757 (labeled in both French and Dutch); *a larger scan*
Source: ebay, Mar. 2006
*"Habits of the People of Moghul," from 'The Weekly Amusement', London, 1764*
Source: ebay, May 2008

From Edward Cavendish Drake, "A Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels" ( J. Cooke, London, 1768); *another depiction* from the same source
Source: ebay, Dec. 2005
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"The Great Mogul riding in a Chariot of State, drawn by Oxen," c.1775 (with modern hand coloring); obviously taken from the *PREVOST* 1747 engraving to the right, called more generally "Moghul coaches drawn by oxen"
Source: ebay, Dec. 2004 and Aug. 2005
Source: ebay, June 2005

Weighing the emperor (usually on his birthday) against various valuables to be given to the poor (engraving from 1780)
Source: ebay, Aug. 2005
*"Vue du Seirail [ladies' quarters] du grand Mogol, des Indes," c.1780, with modern hand coloring*; *the whole engraving*
Source: ebay, May 2008
Source:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lfsearch/LotDescription.aspx?intObjectId=4894236
(downloaded Mar. 2007)
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Western visions of Mughal fashions, c.1799
Source: ebay, Jan. 2005
"'Habit of the Great Mogol -- From an Original Picture at Delly' and 'Habit of a Lady of Indostan -- The above Figure in the Habit of a Lady of Industan was taken from the Original Picture drawn at Indostan'. Both published by G. Robinson, London, 1799."

"The Cortege of the Great Mogul" by Giulio Ferrario (2nd ed., Florence, 1828)
Source: ebay, June 2006
Source: ebay, Aug. 2005
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