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1. Mss Eur D148

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Mss Eur D148
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Vol 1 of Major W.H. Sykes' 'Report on Poona and Ahmednagar Collectorates' containing 5 miscellaneous views and 5 drawings of the outlines of hills. Artist(s): Fidlor, Llewellyn (b. 1804)
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(Kaye no.386). 5 drawings by Llewellyn Fidlor. Water-colour; 12.75 by 8 ins. Facing p.86 ‘Fort at Seewner from the East, distant 0.5 mile.’ Tents in the foreground. Facing p.118 ‘Palace of the Mankeswur Family at Tembournee.’ Facing p.198 ‘Furrh Baugh, Ahmednuggur.’ Facing p.236 ‘...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1829
Extent:
1 Item

2. Mss Eur F21/2

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Mss Eur F21/2
Title:
Account of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, containing a map and 14 drawings of views chiefly in Penang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 1 and 3 by Frans Balthazar Solvyns. The rest are copies of others' sketches perhaps by Solvyns.. Artist(s): Solvyns, F
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A map and 14 drawings of views chiefly in Penang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, from an ‘Account of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,’ compiled by Captain Alexander Kyd (1754-1826), c.1792. He was the nephew of Robert Kyd (1746-93), founder of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens at Sibpur. Alexander in...
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India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1787-1792
Extent:
1 Item

3. Mss Eur F54

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Mss Eur F54
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70 miscellaneous sketches of portraits, antiquities and everyday scenes in a scrap-book, Java and Banka. Between 1800 and 1818. The sketches of tin-mining were made in Banka between 1812 and 1813. Various artists, including Horsfield and his draftsmen.
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70 miscellaneous sketches of portraits, antiquities and everyday scenes in a scrap-book (153 folios), Java and Banka, 1800-1818. Some of the drawings are by Horsfield himself, others by his draftsmen, and a few from other sources. ff.10 and 28 are by A.A.J. Payen. The sketches of tin-mining ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1818
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1 Item

4. Mss Eur F380/2(1)

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Mss Eur F380/2(1)
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A view of Ghereah; taken in the twilight when the objects were scarce visible. Jam Forbes 4th February 1772.. Artist(s): Forbes, James (1749-1819)
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‘A view of Ghereah; taken in the twilight when the objects were scarce visible. Jam Forbes 4th February 1772.’ The Maratha red forked pennant flies over the fort, and also on a two masted vessel on the water.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 Item

5. Mss Eur F380/2(2)

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Mss Eur F380/2(2)
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A view of Goa harbour. Jam Forbes 5th February 1772. Artist(s): Forbes, James (1749-1819)
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‘A view of Goa harbour. Jam Forbes 5th February 1772.’ Engraved: J. Forbes, ‘Oriental Memoirs’, London 1812-13, vol. I, no. 31, ‘View of Goa Harbour’, by Shury.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 Item

6. Mss Eur F380/2(3)

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Mss Eur F380/2(3)
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A prospect of Goa river; with part of the city of Goa. Jam Forbes 5th February 1772.. Artist(s): Forbes, James (1749-1819)
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‘A prospect of Goa river; with part of the city of Goa. Jam Forbes 5th February 1772.’ Engraved: ‘ibid.,’ vol. I, no. 30, ‘View of the city of Goa’, by Greig.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 Item

7. Mss Eur F380/2(4)

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Mss Eur F380/2(4)
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A view of a Fortified Island, near Onore, bearing N.N.E. at 2 miles distance. Jam Forbes 6th February 1772.. Artist(s): Forbes, James (1749-1819)
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‘A view of a Fortified Island, near Onore, bearing N.N.E. at 2 miles distance. Jam Forbes 6th February 1772.’ The island of Basavrajdurg was fortified by Sivappa Naik, and it and Onore [Honavar] were in the possession of the Portuguese until conquered by Haidar ‘Ali. Two of the red and white st...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 Item

8. Mss Eur F380/2(5)

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Mss Eur F380/2(5)
Title:
A view of Onore from the Road, at about 4 miles distance. Jam Forbes 6th February 1772.. Artist(s): Forbes, James (1749-1819)
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‘A view of Onore from the Road, at about 4 miles distance. Jam Forbes 6th February 1772.’ The drawing shows the battery flying the striped flag of Haider ‘Ali and also a flagstaff with a Union flag over the Factory. Two three-masters, which must be the ‘Resolution’ and ‘Revenge’, one flying the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 Item

9. Mss Eur F380/2(6)

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Mss Eur F380/2(6)
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A view of Mangalore at two miles distance. The flag staff at the fort bearing ENE. Jam Forbes 18th February 1773. Artist(s): Forbes, James (1749-1819)
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‘A view of Mangalore at two miles distance. The flag staff at the fort bearing ENE. Jam Forbes 18th February 1773’ [sic]. Only one English ship is shown; the Mysore flag is much in evidence, as is a Portuguese flag above a colonial style building.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

10. Mss Eur F380/2(7)

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Mss Eur F380/2(7)
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A view of Tellicherry from the roads. Jam Forbes 10th February 1772.. Artist(s): Forbes, James (1749-1819)
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‘A view of Tellicherry from the roads. Jam Forbes 10th February 1772.’ The view shows a small fort with some tall houses within it, flying the Union flag, with some detached fortifications. Engraved: ‘ibid.,’ vol. I, no. 32, ‘Tellicherry on the coast of Malabar’, by Shury.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772
Extent:
1 Item