Sketch Made on the Line of March. Artist(s): Crump, Charles Wade (1825-1857)
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f. 35 A European rests on some steps while his horse is watered. Inscribed on reverse: ‘These are lot of scribbled ideas done on the line of march with the first thing that came to hand and just whatever was before me’. Below: ‘No.36. Sketch made on the line of march’.
[A Group of Thugs with Indian Court Officials]. Artist(s): Crump, Charles Wade (1825-1857)
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f. 36 Inscribed on reverse: ‘Reajah hasim Khan - Sudda Ameer - Isman Khan - Head jemadar of the thugs - Kaliasdad - Gowla - a thug Seapoy - 1851’, and identified with notes below: "1. The Chief of all the Gangs of Thugs in India - a Madras man - now dead. 2. His Henchman - a Milkman famous for hi...
CWC’s Servant Chatty. Artist(s): Crump, Charles Wade (1825-1857)
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f. 37 Seated man with multicoloured turban. Inscribed: ‘Master Chatty CWC 1846’. Below: ‘CWC’s servant Chatty. The only native of C’s party who survived the Cholera which broke out on their march between Bellary and Belgaum in May 1845. No.41’.
Ornamental Hindoo Pillar. Artist(s): Crump, Charles Wade (1825-1857)
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f. 37 Carved pillar, Kalyan Mandapa, Vellore. Inscribed on reverse: ‘The pillar of a Hindu temple. Pedestal and Capital grey granite. Figure green syenite (I think). This is rather a simple ornamented pillar and therefore you may form some idea what a highly finished one must be. Generally speaki...
Album of 154 drawings, most made in the Punjab hills, Kashmir, Baltistan and Afghanistan by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1801-63)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: The album contains one hundred and fifty-four landscape views and studies in watercolour and pencil of locations and subjects encountered between 1834 and 1839. The majority are inscribed with notes, dates and captions by the artist. Some inscriptions are in a later hand. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1834-39
Extent:
Album of 154 drawings of views in the Punjab hills, Kashmir, Baltistan and Afghanistan, 1 typescript note lightly tipped into a leather-bound album
'His Majesty’s experimental frigate Vernon drawn at sea Jany. 10th 1834 in Persian Gulf' by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1801–63)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: This detailed maritime scene shows the experimental frigate Vernon at sea in the Persian Gulf in January 1834. In the background high, white cliffs are visible at left. A smaller boat, perhaps a dhow, flies a red flag at left. The frigate flies a Red Ensign as well as a re...
