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1. Add Or 918

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Add Or 918
Title:
Four illustrations on one sheet: Two depicting the teacher Vaisampayan telling the story of the Mahabharata to Raja Janmejaya; one showing a railway train and one a ferry steamer. Hoglakunda and Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Panchanan Karmakar (fl.1850s) and Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860s)
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of mythological, religious and popular subjects. Four on one sheet. Two depict the teacher Vaisampayan telling the story of the ‘Mahabharata’ to Raja Janamejaya; one shows a railway train and one a ferry steamer. By Pancanan Karmakar, Hoglakunda, and Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1967

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1967
Title:
Chinese vessel, first-rater
Scope & Content:
‘Cheem-lo-kong Sheun. This is one of the first rate Chinese vessels, some of which are said to carry above a thousand tons. Commonly used to carry presents to the Emperor from different parts of the Country’. Inscribed: ‘Tribute boats from Siam.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 1968

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1968
Title:
Chinese vessel, ocean-going
Scope & Content:
‘Pac-tchow-Sheun. This differs little or nothing in construction from the preceding. It is the kind of vessel, which makes voyages to Malacca, Batavia, Manilla etc’. Inscribed: ‘Boat from Po-ts’ao.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 1973

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1973
Title:
Chinese vessel, used for unloading European ships at Whampoa
Scope & Content:
‘Sie-qua-peen-teang. This is the kind of vessel used for taking cargo to and from the European ships at Wampoa; commonly called Chop boat by Europeans’. Inscribed: ‘Boat for sending foreign merchants to Macao.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 4127

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4127
Title:
The Essex, East Indiaman, in Bombay harbour, 1782. Presented by Sir George Birdwood.
Scope & Content:
The ‘Essex’, East Indiaman, in Bombay harbour, 1782. By a western Indian artist, c.1790. Inscribed round edge: ‘The Essex East Indiaman in Bombay Harbour’. Oil on glass and card; two pieces of curving glass, one behind the other, with card behind, set in a circular gilt frame; 160 cm diameter...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 4291

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4291
Title:
Ships in a storm.
Scope & Content:
British ships buffeted by great waves. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Ships in a storm.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 4292

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4292
Title:
British ships in a calm sea.
Scope & Content:
British ships in a calm sea. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 4293

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4293
Title:
An island, with ships approaching, St. Helena most probably
Scope & Content:
An island, with ships approaching. The view of St. Helena by Lambert and Scott seems the ultimate origin here, with the waves added as in the engraving published by A. Hogg in 1783. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘St. Helena most probably.’ 104 by 427 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

9. Foster 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 35
Title:
Cape of Good Hope. Table Mountain dominates the picture. On the shore is seen a walled fort, from which flies the Dutch flag. To the right is another fortified building, and behind are a number of warehouses or dwellings. Shipping in the foreground. Ar
Scope & Content:
Cape of Good Hope, c.1731 Table Mountain, flanked by two other lofty hills, dominates the picture. On the shore is seen a walled fort, from which flies the Dutch flag. To the right is another fortified building, and behind are a number of warehouses or dwellings. In the roads, besides severa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1731
Extent:
1 Item

10. Foster 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 37
Title:
The island of St Helena, as seen from the north west, with Jamestown, in the centre of the picture. Along the sea-front runs a double wall of fortifications. On either side of the town rise precipitous cliffs. English ships are in the foreground. Artis
Scope & Content:
St. Helena, c.1731 The island of St. Helena, as seen from the north west, with Jamestown, the principal settlement and the head-quarters of the government, in the centre of the picture. Along the sea-front runs a double wall of fortifications, on the centre bastion of which flies the British f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1731
Extent:
1 Item

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