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61. Add Or 4151

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Add Or 4151
Title:
A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan. Artist(s): Muhammad Amir, Shaikh, of Karraya (fl.1830s-40s)
Scope & Content:
A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan. By Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, c.1830. Inscribed in ink below, with numbers corresponding to those on the painting, from left to right: ‘Steam Engine for Water. Ships lying in the Hoogly R. 5 Supreme Court. 8 Advocat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

62. Add Or 4204

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Add Or 4204
Title:
A view of the river bank at Benares, including the Mir Ghat, Lalita Ghat, and Jalsain Ghat
Scope & Content:
A view of the river bank at Benares, including the Mir Ghat, Lalita Ghat, and Jalsain Ghat. By a Murshidabad artist, c.1790. Inscribed in nagari above the relevant portions of the drawing: ‘rosatamali ki ghat; lalatadopi (lalitadevi?) ka ghat; jalsai ki ghat’. Water-colour within a black pain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

63. Add Or 4296

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Add Or 4296
Title:
The sea front at Macao.
Scope & Content:
The sea front at Macao. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Macao’. 104 by 428 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

64. Add Or 4365

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Add Or 4365
Title:
Panorama of the city of Dacca, extending along the river from the Lalbagh Fort on the left to the East India Company's sugar mills on the right
Scope & Content:
Panorama of the city of Dacca, extending along the river for about six miles along the north bank of the Baraganga branch of the Ganges, from the sugar mills on the right to the Lalbagh palace on the left. The panorama is very detailed, and shows Mughal buildings (the greater and lesser Katras, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

65. Add Or 4492

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Add Or 4492
Title:
View of Pondicherry from the sea, after an original of 1761. Artist(s): Paramananda Tamby (fl. c.1800)
Scope & Content:
View of Pondicherry from the sea. The citadel of Fort St. Louis is conspicuous in the centre, with the Capuchin Church and the Jesuit College, while four ships lie off the coast with ‘masula’ boats going to and from the beach. By the artist Paramananda Tamby, probably a Tanjore artist working ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

66. Add Or 4496

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Add Or 4496
Title:
Panoramic view of the old and new towns of Gaya. Formerly WD2620.. Artist(s): Bhavani Baksh (fl.1813-1814)
Scope & Content:
Panoramic view of the old and new towns of Gaya with the surrounding country taken from the hills on the opposite side of the Phalgu river, the old town being dominated by the Visnupad temple. Considerable activity on the banks of and in the river below, with little villages hidden among the ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1813-1814
Extent:
1 Item

67. Add Or 4605

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4605
Title:
Panoramic view of Mathura from the river. Lithograph by Bhuvan Vinod. Artist(s): Bhuvan Vinod (fl. 1853)
Scope & Content:
Sheet number 2 of a panoramic view of Mathura from the river. Entitled in Hindi: ‘nambar 2. naqsah sahar mathura’, with identifications of buildings in Hindi, and Hindi verses below praising the city, ending: ‘chapah khanah bhuvan vinod mathura mem chapagaya san. 1853. kimat 1R.’ Inscribed i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1853
Extent:
1 Item

68. Add Or 4616

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4616
Title:
Panoramic view of the Sub-Collector's office and bungalow, and the jail, at Kasia
Scope & Content:
Panoramic view of the Sub-Collector’s office and bungalow, and the jail, at Kasia (Gorakhpur Dist., U.P.), 1885. By an eastern Indian artist, 1885. Pencil and water-colour, heightened with white; 28 by 124 cm (on 3 pieces of paper, each folded). Inscribed in ink: ‘Kasia 1885.’. Purchased 199...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1885
Extent:
1 Item

69. Add Or 4687

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4687
Title:
Mandalay Hill from the river.. Artist(s): Thein Pe, Maung (fl. 1930s)
Scope & Content:
Mandalay Hill from the river. Signed on front: ‘My Thein Pe 1936’; and inscribed in pencil on reverse: ‘Mandalay Hill looking from the South-East. Maal. Mandalay. Rs12/-.’. 293 by 380 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 Item

70. Add Or 4688

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4688
Title:
Village with cattle drinking from a pool, and mountains beyond.. Artist(s): Thein Pe, Maung (fl. 1930s)
Scope & Content:
Village with cattle drinking from a pool, and mountains beyond. Signed on front: ‘Mg Thein Pe 1936’; and inscribed in pencil on reverse’ On the way to Maymyo. Rungbenle Field. Rs12/-.’ 290 by 380 mm. Note: Maymyo in Mandalay District was the principal hill-station in Burma.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 Item

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