Panoramic view of Srinagar, 1862

Came across this stunning painting in ‘Travels in Ladâk, Tartary, and Kashmir’ (1862) by Henry D’Oyley Torrens. The places marked in the painting (starting from left and going in clockwise direction):
1. Shankaracharya
2. The Capital city
3. Hari Parbat
4. Naseem Bagh
5. Island of Son Lank (Golden Island)
6. Island of Rop Lank (Silver Island) or Island of Chinars or Char Chinari of nowadays
7. Shalimar Bagh
8. Nishat Bagh

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