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World: Asia: India: Agra
A city of north-central India, pop. 188,300 [1901]. Located on the Ganges river, it is one of the oldest cities in India, and is also the location of the Taj Mahal. [JT]REDH: The policeman Peter Jones mentions Holmes's usefulness in that business of the Sholto murder and the Agra treasure [see SIGN].
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Agra - gateway to garden court of the Taj Mahal
Notes: William Henry Jackson, photographer, 1895.
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Agra "Jahara Baug"
Notes: Drawn by T. Boys after a sketch by R. Elliot, engraved by W. Cooke. Steel engraved print with professional hand colouring, published in 1834.
Source: Steve Bartrick Antique Prints & Maps
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"The Supposed Gates of Somnauth, in the Arsenal of the Fort of Agra"
Notes: Large wood engraved illustration published in The Illustrated London News, 1872.
Source: Steve Bartrick Antique Prints & Maps
Last Modified: July 17, 1998
