The Jakkat Mahal and Bridge City of Poona - 1871

Water-colour painting of a view in Pune (Poona) by John Frederick Lester (1825-1915) dated 9th October 1871. This image is from an album of water-colours made between 1865 and 1877 in Kathiawar, Bombay, Poona, Mahabaleshwar and Savantvadi State.

Pune is situated near to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra at the confluence of the Mutha and Mula rivers. The city prospered during the early medieval period, largely due to its strategic position on trade routes between the Deccan and the Arabian Sea.

Source : British Library