BENARES in BENGALEN die heilige Stadt der Hindus 

• Steel engraving 
• Bibliographisches Institut 
• Topografie 

View of the city of Benares (Hindi: वाराणसी), also known as Varanasi, Banāras, Kashi and Kasi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Benares is one of the oldest cities in the world and is located on the river Ganges. The city is one of the four most important pilgrimage sites for Hinduism in India. Steel engraving, maker unknown. Numbered CLXI. Published by the Bibliographisches Institut in Hildburghausen, c. 1840.

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