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Mongin’s Hindustan is a one of the hallmark designs of the woodblock style of wallpapers that were popular in Europe and the US, in the late 18th Century and early 19th Century. The design was created by Antoine Pierre Mongin in 1807, and it shows a sweeping view of Mughal India scenes that were the context for the British colonial government in India. The Hindustan design was widely popular in Europe at this time, and the various scenes fired the imaginations of a generation of upper class Europeans. There are 20 different panels in this design, and they serve as an evocative and educational window into life in India 200 years ago.
