| 1883 Reclus print JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, #28 |
Nice print titled Djaipour. - vue prise dans la Grande Rue, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol., 1875-94 (in English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus.
Jaipur
city, capital of Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Jaipur is a
popular tourist destination and a commercial trade centre with major road, rail,
and air connections. A walled town surrounded (except to the south) by hills,
the city was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh to replace Amber (now
Amer) as the capital of the princely state of Jaipur (founded by the Rajputs in
the 12th century CE). Known for its beauty, the city is unique in its
straight-line planning; its buildings are predominantly rose-coloured, and it is
sometimes called the “pink city.” The chief buildings are the City Palace, part
of which is home to the royal family of Jaipur; Jantar Mantar, an 18th-century
open-air observatory; Hawa Mahal (Hall of Winds); Ram Bagh palace; and
Nahargarh, the Tiger Fort. Other public buildings include a museum and a
library. Jaipur is the seat of the University of Rajasthan, founded in 1947.
Jaipur has a mixed Hindu-Muslim population. The city was the site of numerous
bombing attacks in the early 21st century, with mosques and Hindu temples being
targets.
Industries include engineering and metalworking, hand-loom weaving, distilling,
and the manufacture of glass, hosiery, carpets, blankets, shoes, and drugs.
Jaipur's famous arts and crafts include the making of jewelry, enamel,
metalwork, and printed cloths, as well as stone, marble, and ivory carving.
The city is surrounded by fertile alluvial plains to the east and south and hill
chains and desert areas to the north and west. Bajra (pearl millet), barley,
gram (chickpeas), pulses, and cotton are the chief crops grown in this region.
Iron ore, beryllium, mica, feldspar, marble, copper, and garnet deposits are
worked. Pop. (2001) city, 2,322,575.