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Editorial Mughal Emperor Humayun (Kabul, 1508-Delhi, 1556). Second emperor of the Mughal Empire. He governed Afghanistan, Pakistan and territories of the Northern India from 1530 to 1540. Tomb of Humayun in Delhi, India. It was commissioned by his first wife and...
Editorial Mirza Riza Tabrizi, Persian, Pen Case Bottom, 1864, Papier mache, colors, lacquer, 1 3/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.
Editorial House of a Mirza and House of a Khan, Houses in Tabriz (Iran), Signed: Dessin? et lithographi? par Eug?ne Flandin; Gide et J. Baudry Editeurs; Imp. Thierry fr?res, Pl. III, Flandin, Eug?ne (dess. et lith.); Thierry fr?res (imp.); Gide et Cie. (ed.), 18...
Editorial Mirza Riza Tabrizi, Persian, Pen Case, 1864, papier mache and lacquer, Overall: 1 1/4 ? 8 3/4 ? 1 3/8 inches (3.2 ? 22.2 ? 3.5 cm).
Editorial Delhi, The Tomb of Mirza Jehangir. This is a Piece of Beautiful Marble Carving, Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912), Delhi, India, about 1866, Albumen silver print, 22.9 ? 29.1 cm (9 ? 11 7/16 in.).
Editorial Delhi, The Tomb of Mirza Jehangir. This is a Piece of Beautiful Marble Carving, Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912), Delhi, India, about 1866, Albumen silver print, 22.8 ? 28.5 cm (9 ? 11 1/4 in.).
Editorial [A Persian revue in a painting that once belonged to Ardeshir Mirza, uncle of the king. ].
Editorial Card Number 214, Mirza Orloff, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes.
Editorial Album Page with Calligraphy Exercise (siyah mashq) by Muhammad Shah Qajar (3rd Ruler of the Qajar Dynasty).
Editorial Portrait of Ardeshir Mirza, uncle of the king.
Editorial Campsite at Mecca with the Arafat Hills in the distance. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. The album contains historical and architectural views from Saudi Arabia. Maroon quarter-leather albu...
Editorial The Haram at Mecca. [View of pilgrims at the Kaaba]. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. The album contains historical and architectural views from Saudi Arabia. Maroon quarter-leather album, 4...
Editorial The city of Medina. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in window mounts with handwritten Arabic captions. On the reverse of each prin...
Editorial The Haram at Medina. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. The album contains historical and architectural views from Saudi Arabia. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in w...
Editorial Campsite at Mecca with the Arafat Hills in the distance. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in window mounts with handwritten Arabic ...
Editorial The manuscript being presented to Sultan Mirza Barlas, ruler of Samarkand. Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami. Herat, 1494-1495. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 6810, f.2. Language: Persian.
Editorial The Haram at Medina. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in window mounts with handwritten Arabic captions. On the reverse of each pri...
Editorial The Haram at Mecca. [View of pilgrims at the Kaaba]. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in window mounts with handwritten Arabic capt...
Editorial The Haram at Medina. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in window mounts with handwritten Arabic captions. On the reverse of each pri...
Editorial The city of Medina. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. The album contains historical and architectural views from Saudi Arabia. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in wi...
Editorial The Haram at Medina. Album of 'Views of Mecca and Medina'. Published by the Photographers: Delhi [Octr. 15, 1907.]. The album contains historical and architectural views from Saudi Arabia. Maroon quarter-leather album, 457x384mm, containing prints in w...
Editorial Sultan Mverad-Mirza, governor of Khor?ssan. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1867 - 1923. Measurements: h 310 mm ? w 213 mm.
Editorial Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine, c. 1500?20. Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s), and Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472?1536). Ink on paper (verso); page: 36.2 x 24.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 9/16 in.).
Editorial Portrait of the Courtier Mirza Muizz, c. 1680-1700. India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756). Color on paper; overall: 22 x 13.4 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/4 in.).
Editorial Hunting with falcons in a landscape; Verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472?1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s), c. 1558?60; borders added probably 1700s. Attribut...
Editorial Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur), c. 1590. India, Mughal school, 16th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; image: 28 x 16.5 cm (11 x 6 1/2 in.); overall: 41 x 27.1 cm (16 1/8 x 10 11/...
Editorial Ritual of Greeting of Fath Ali Shah by Prince Husain Ali Mirza.
Editorial Military Review by Abbas Mirza.
Editorial Khusraw Mirza in St Petersburg.
Editorial Firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar.
Editorial Card Number 214, Mirza Orloff, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes.
Editorial Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar and his Vizier Haj Mirza Aghasi.
Editorial [A Persian revue in a painting that once belonged to Ardeshir Mirza, uncle of the king. ].
Editorial Portrait of Ardeshir Mirza, uncle of the king.
Editorial Princely Hawking Party.
Editorial "The Combat of Rustam and Ashkabus", Folio 268v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp.
Editorial "Firdausi's Parable of the Ship of Shi'ism", Folio 18v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp.
Editorial "The Iranians Mourn Farud and Jarira", Folio 236r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp.
Editorial Portrait of Mirza Ilich Khan, who has been Aurangzeb's sight. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1686. Place: Golkonda. Measurements: h 203 mm ? w 140 mm.
Editorial Rustam says goodbye to Shah Kai Khusrau. Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Husain Mirza Baiqara van Herat (manner of). Dating: c. 1469 - c. 1506. Measurements: h 431 mm ? w 280 mm.
Editorial Sultan Mverad-Mirza, governor of Khor?ssan. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1867 - 1923. Measurements: h 310 mm ? w 213 mm.
Editorial Babur and the bird catchers of Kabul (1504) (Shiyam). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque wa...
Editorial Partridge ‘(durraj)’. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour. Mughal style; Mug...
Editorial Text with floral border. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Source: Or. 3714, f.294v.
Editorial Gayal ‘Bos frontalis’. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 32/55.
Editorial Defeat of the Russian general Bawalkunik by ‘Abbas Mirza. Shahinshahnama of Fath 'Ali Khan Saba. 1810. opaque watercolour. Persian style; Qajar style. 21 by 17 cm. Source: I.O.Islamic 3442 f.382. Language: Persian.
Editorial Tamarind tree ‘(tamarindus indica)’. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour. Mu...
Editorial (above). ‘Amalbid’, tree resembling the willow. (below). Shoe flower (‘hibiscus rosa-sinensis’). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three minia...
Editorial ‘Mahva’ tree ‘(bassia latifolia)’ (Shiyam). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque wate...
Editorial The Gardens of Fidelity ‘(Bagh-i vafa)’ being laid out at Kabul (1504) (Dhanu). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with at...
Editorial The Hazara defenders leaving their camp to meet Babur and his army (1504-5) (Baghwan). . Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly wi...
Editorial (above). Stork (Shankar Gujarati). (below). Storks ‘(ciconia nigra)’ (Shankar Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (most...
Editorial Babur being towed across a river on a raft (Pak). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque waterc...
Editorial Babur visiting ascetics at Gur Kattri (1519). (Kesu Khurd). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Op...
Editorial A river scene with a nobleman in a morpunkhi, with a shrine and travellers. In the middle of the river is a peacock barge in which a wealthy nobleman rides, his flag flying in the stern with the emblem of the double-bladed sword (‘zulfiqar’) of ‘...
Editorial Comb duck ‘(sarcidiornis melanonotus)’ . Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour...
Editorial (above). Lime (‘citrus acida’). (below). Bitter orange (‘citrus medico’). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attr...
Editorial (above). Corinda tree ‘(carissa carandas)’ . (below). ‘Panyala’ tree ‘(flacourtia cataphracta)’ . Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three ...
Editorial (above). ‘Amrupal’, type of orange (Kesu Gujarati). (below). Lemon (Kesu Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly wi...
Editorial Babur’s army attacking Bishkaran (1500) (coloured by Tiriyya, outline by Tulsi). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with att...
Editorial Babur’s troops defying the enemy at the fort of Qaba (1494) (Nand Gwaliori). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attribu...
Editorial Portrait of Saiyid Mirza Azim Beg of Hansi seated on a cane stool with Dai Lal Vakil, Kisan Lal Munshi and Pir Bakhsh Khitmatgar. Inscribed in Persian characters. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1265. Language: Persian.
Editorial Babur and his army arriving at Bila on the Indus (1505) (Dhanraj). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.15...
Editorial Babur’s army storming Samarkand (1497) (Paras). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque waterc...
Editorial Goats crushing a fox. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. The fox crushed between two fighting goats. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i Suhay...
Editorial A feast attended by Uzbek, Hindu and Kizilbash envoys who brought gifts and money to Babur (1528) (Tulsi Kalan). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-thr...
Editorial Babur watching men altering the course of the stream at Istalif so that it flowed in a straight line (1504) (Mahesh). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and fort...
Editorial Babur standing on the banks of the Ganges where he flung himself when his horse lost its footing and fell into the river (1529) (Nand Gwaliori). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i k...
Editorial Coconut palm (Padarath). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour. Mughal style. Mugh...
Editorial Harvesting of the almond crop at Kand-i Badam (Bhawani). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque...
Editorial Orange (‘citrus aurantium’). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour. Mughal sty...
Editorial Text and illuminated decoration / design. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Source: Or. 3714, f.2a.
Editorial Babur treated by doctors during a serious illness (1498) (Nanha). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.159...
Editorial (above). Small deer found in the foothills (Shiyam). (below). ‘Gini’ cow and bull (Shiyam). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (m...
Editorial (above). Crocodile. (below). Water hog ‘(platanista gangetica)’ . Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). ...
Editorial People taking a share of the game after Babur had been hunting rhinoceros (1519) (Dhanraj). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly...
Editorial (above). Grey jungle fowl ‘(gallus sonneratii)’ . (below). Western Bambu Partridge ‘(bambusicola fytchii)’. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-...
Editorial Zebu Bull (Brahman breed) ‘Bos indicus’. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Source: NHD 32/50.
Editorial Accession of Babur (1494). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour. Mughal style; Mu...
Editorial Entertainment provided for the envoys in the form of fighting rams and blackbuck. (Bhawani). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostl...
Editorial Domestic and wild blackbuck fighting. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour. Mugha...
Editorial (above). ‘Churunji,’ a nut-bearing tree ‘(buchanania latifolia)’ . (below). Date palm. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mos...
Editorial Hamza Sultan visiting Babur at Andijan (1496) (Sura). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque wa...
Editorial Gayal ‘Bos frontalis’. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 32/56.
Editorial Sultan Mahmud’s elder son meeting Babur and sending his son Sultan Sa‘d Khan forward to greet him (1502) (Sanwlah). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and fo...
Editorial Nilabis coming out to meet Babur with gifts which included a horse and money (1519) (Banwari Khurd). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniature...
Editorial Mango tree. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque watercolour. Mughal style; Mughal/Akbar styl...
Editorial Babur hunting deer between ‘Ali Shang and Alangar near Kabul (1520) (Paras). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attribu...
Editorial Babur entertained to a meal at the South College (1506) (Jamshid Chela). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions)...
Editorial Babur’s army in battle against the army of Rana Sanga at Kanvaha (Kanusa) in which bombards and field guns were used (1527). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred...
Editorial Sultan Jalal al-Din entertaining Babur at his house (1529) (Ramdas). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c....
Editorial (above). White necked stork ‘(dissura episcopus)’. (below). Stork ‘(ciconia alba)' . Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly ...
Editorial Nine darvishes trying to protect themselves from the whirlwind in the wasteland known as Ha Danish which lay between Badam and Khujand (Thirpal). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i ...
Editorial (above). Lime (‘citrus medica limonum’) (below). ‘Sadafal’, a type of sweet orange (‘citrus decumana pyriformis’). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred...
Editorial Babur and his retinue during the rhinoceros hunt (1525) (Jagannath). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c....
Editorial The battle of Panipat between the armies of Babur and Ibrahim Lodi (1526) (Deo Gujarati). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly w...
Editorial Jackfruit tree ‘(artocarpus integrifola)’. (Mani). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque w...
Editorial Babur trying to rally his troops when they were confused by wrong passwords which caused them to retreat. Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three mini...
Editorial (above). Nilgav (Padarath). (below). Nilgai (Padarath). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred and forty-three miniatures (mostly with attributions). c.1590. Opaque...
Editorial Asian Water Buffalo ‘Bubalus arnee’. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Source: NHD 32/57.