Chart of Macao roads from the shore of Macao Bay showing the islands visible from Reeves’ house. Artist(s): Reeves, John (1774-1856)
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Chart of Macao roads from the shore of Macao Bay showing the islands visible from Reeves’ house. Pen and ink and wash; 15.3 by 60.6 cm. Manuscript notes accompany this drawing.
The destruction by gunpowder of the ship 'Equitable' on Fultah Sands, 14th December 1839.
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The destruction by gunpowder of the ship ‘Equitable’ on Fultah Sands, 14th December 1839. A huge pillar of water rises into the air, while the occupants of a jolly boat rest on their oars and cheer at the sight. Inscribed in pencil on reverse: ‘Explosion of the “Equitable” a little above the “...
Ceremonial elephants surrounded by a group of people including servants, soldiers and women and children, Travancore. Artist(s): Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
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Ceremonial elephants surrounded by a group of people including servants, soldiers and women and children, Travancore, 1841. Pencil, chalk and pen and ink; 26.5 by 37.3 cm. Note: Original drawing for ‘Elephants du Raja de Travancor. Trivandrum. Mai 1841’ in ‘Voyage dans L’Inde’, Paris, 1848.
View of Government House and Banqueting Hall, Madras, from across the River Cooum. In the foreground are groups of passers-by. Artist(s): Cormack, Neil (fl. 1814-1837)
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View of Government House and Banqueting Hall, Madras, from across the River Cooum. In the foreground are groups of passers-by. Inscribed: ‘N.’ ‘Cormack 1837’. Water-colour; 37.56 cm. Purchased 1981.
A palladian garden house in a park-like landscape, Delhi, with a carriage and outriders approaching. Artist(s): Hutchinson, George (1793-1852)
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A palladian garden house in a park-like landscape, Delhi, with a carriage and outriders approaching. Inscribed: ‘G. Hutchinson. Dehlee. May 1820’. Water-colour; 33.8 by 56.5 cm. Purchased 1981.
The Monkey Temple and Choultry in Papanasam village below the Papanasam waterfall on the Tambraparni river. Artist(s): Cotton, Robert Rolland (1818-1886)
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The Monkey Temple and Choultry in Papanasam village below the Papanasam waterfall on the Tambraparni river, c.1840. Water-colour; 38 by 53.5 cm. Purchased 1981. Note: The drawing is attributed to Robert Cotton as it is identical with another, then in the possession of the Cotton family, which...
The action off Pulo Aor, near Malacca, 15 February 1804
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The action off Pulo Aor, near Malacca, 15 February 1804. Inscribed with names of ships (inscription partially trimmed): ‘Cumberland, Warren Hastings, Dorsetshire, Henry Addington, Earl of Abergavenny, Coutts, Rl. George, Earl Camden, Warley, Alfred, Wexford, Ganges, Exeter, Bombay Castle, Ocean...
