Step well, Benares

Pencil drawing by James Prinsep (1799-1840), of a
step well at Varanasi (Benares)in Uttar Pradesh. The image is
inscribed on the reverse: 'Section of the Ganges opposite the
Minarets at low water mark 25 April 1829', together with notes and
measurements. Step wells were a solution to the dry conditions in a
number of Indian states; catching monsoon water and storing it in
deep wells to keep it coo…