ANNE ELIZA SCOTT (1810-1892)
Jakhoo hill (2,454 m - 8,051 ft)
India
Jakhoo hill (2,454 m - 8,051 ft)
India
From "Views of Himalayas" Plate 14 - The village of koomar seen on the left hand range the Kooloo and Kote Kangooro in the distance, 1852, Aquatint,
About the views and the artist
The views are mostly of the Simla region of the Himalayas, where Anne Eliza Scott (1810-1892) spent time in 1850 and 1851. Anne Eliza was the eldest daughter of Colonel Tobias Kirkwood and married Lieutenant William L.L. Scott of the Bengal Army in 1838. They travelled to India in 1839 and some years later Mrs Scott was informed that the Governor- General Lord Dalhousie and others would like some familiar scenes of the Himalayas to be published. She then published her unique work Views Of Himalayas, a series of plates seen from different point of views.
The mountain
Jakhoo Hill (2,454 m - 8,051 ft) 2.5 km /1.3 miles east from the Ridge, is Shimla's highest peak offering a panoramic view of the Shivalik Ranges and the town of Sanjauli. An ancient "Lord Hanuman" temple is there and every year a big festival is held on Dussehra.