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What:
Cemetery

Where: 25.5586694, 83.5457575, Charles Cornwallis's grave

Maps: [map notes]

• 25.5586694, 83.5457575, Charles Cornwallis's grave
• Mapquest. Map only appears on 6th from closest position.
• Google. Use satelite view, 2nd closest position. On map view, major road appears at 3rd closest view.
• MultiMap. Major road appears at 3rd closest position.
• WikiMapia. Basis for coordinates. Great aerial view.
• DMA Explorer, EC JRC Digital Atlas. Scripts must not be disabled. Click on cross-hairs to zoom in. Close window to return.   Alternate

Sources:

• Cornwallis, Charles (1738-1805)
  • Bio
    • "Charles, Earl Cornwallis" by Janey B. Cheaney.
    • from BanastreTarleton.org.
    • from BBC.
    • from Wikipedia.
    • Cornwallis was approximately 42 years old in 1780, and was approximately 67 when he died.

• Tomb of Lord Cornwalis. Coordinates given as: 25°33'30"N 83°32'45"E . [25.558333, 83.545833]. This does not plot precisely on tomb as shown in Google aerial view.

• Ghazipur. Wikipedia.

• . Images of tomb from Ghazipur website no longer online, enhanced as possible.
  • Cornwallis Memorial #1, Ghazipur, India.
  • Cornwallis Memorial #2, Ghazipur, India.

• Better image of tomb.. Flickr.com. Click for larger view.
  

• 1845 drawing. Click "enlarge".

• Lord Cornwallis Tomb, Ghazipur. Platform of mausoleum is 12 feet high and 60 feet in diameter. From these dimensions, referring to 1819 "Design for a mausoleum..." and to the "Cornwallis Memorial #2" image, we can compare width to height and estimate that the mausoleum is 76 to 78 feet tall.

• Vandalism

• From British Library Online Gallery (Click to see larger images):
  • Elevation of a proposed mausoleum for Lord Cornwallis in Ghazipur by Thomas Fraser (1776-1823), c.1805.
  • Plan and section of the proposed mausoleum to Lord Cornwallis in Ghazipur by Thomas Fraser (1776-1823), c.1805
  • Design for a mausoleum in memory of Marquis Cornwallis at Ghazipurby W.G. Stephen c.1819.
  • Entablature and soffit of the corona to the proposed mausoleum of Lord Cornwallis in Ghazipurby Thomas Fraser (1776-1823), c.1805
  • House at Ghazipur which Lord Cornwallis inhabited at the time of his death,; a watercolor by Seeta Ram, 1814.
  • The unfinished monument to the Marquis Cornwallis at Ghazipur; a watercolor by Seeta Ram, 1814.

• Sherman's Calendar.... Search for "cornwallis". 1056 returns, all relevant. To avoid long downloads, use option to "Save and view this PDF in Reader".

Confidence level: 5