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1. Foster 48

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 48
Title:
Bombay. The E.I. Company warehouse is in the centre, the castle is on the right with Union Jack flying and a number of warehouse are on the left. The foreground is occupied by shipping with a large boat flying the Company's colours. Artist(s): Lambert,
Scope & Content:
Bombay, c.1731 In the centre of the picture is a large white building, with a high gateway surmounted by a coat of arms; this seems to be ‘the Bunder or Company’s Warehouses’ marked in Grose’s map (about 1760). In front, a pier projects into the harbour. On the right stands the castle, with the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1731
Extent:
1 Item

2. WD1070

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1070
Title:
View of Bombay Harbour. January 1870. Artist(s): Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902)
Scope & Content:
Water-colour painting of Mumbai Harbour by Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902) in January 1870. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Bombay. Originally, Mumbai (Bombay) was composed of seven islands separated by a marshy swamp. Its deep natural harbour led the Portuguese settlers of the 16th century to ca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD1071

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1071
Title:
View of Bombay Harbour. January 1870. Artist(s): Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902)
Scope & Content:
Water-colour painting of Mumbai Harbour by Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902) in January 1870. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Bombay.’ Originally, Mumbai (Bombay) was composed of seven islands separated by a marshy swamp. Its deep natural harbour led the Portuguese settlers of the 16th century to c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD2206

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2206
Title:
The Company's armed grab off Bombay with a ketch-yacht in the background. Artist(s): Skynner, W.A. (fl. 1776)
Scope & Content:
The Company's armed grab probably off Coloba with a ketch-yacht in the background. 1776. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘The Bombay Grab. W.A. Skynner 1776’; on back in red ink: ‘6’. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 9.25 by 14.5 ins. Note: A grab was a coasting vessel with a long overhanging bow. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1776
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD2922

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2922
Title:
Landscape near Bombay; trees and rocks in the foreground, the sea and a headland with flagstaff beyond. Artist(s): Wales, James (1747-1795)
Scope & Content:
Landscape near Bombay; trees and rocks in the foreground, the sea and a headland with flagstaff beyond, c.1791. Pen and ink and water-colour; 29.7 by 39 cm. Purchased from the Malet family, 1969.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1791
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD3165

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3165
Title:
'Bombay City Police Inspector'. Artist(s): Carse, Dorothy Maud (b. 1900)
Scope & Content:
‘Bombay City Police Inspector’. Gouache on tinted paper.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD3880

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3880
Title:
Jaswant Singh. Maharaja of Bharatpur (1853-93), who succeeded as a minor, 1853. Unfinished. On reverse: 'A sketch of Scandal Point, Breach Candy, Bombay'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
Scope & Content:
Jaswant Singh. Maharaja of Bharatpur (c.1850-93), who succeeded as a minor, 1853. Inscribed: ‘The young rajah of Bhurtpoor Decr. 1852’ Unfinished water-colour with pencil; 35 by 25 cm. On reverse: ‘A sketch of Scandal Point, Breach Candy, Bombay’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD3892

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3892
Title:
View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
Scope & Content:
View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Inscribed on reverse and on mount ‘Walkeshwur’. Water-colour; 25 by 35 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1856
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD4180

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4180
Title:
Sewri Fort, Bombay, looking across to Trombay Island. An officer, probably a self portrait, is shown sketching. Artist(s): Miller, William (1795-1836)
Scope & Content:
Sewri Fort, Bombay, looking across to Trombay Island. An officer, probably a self portrait, is shown sketching. Inscribed: ‘Suree from below the Band hill. Bandalah. W.M. December 1828’. Pen and ink; 30.5 by 47 cm. Note: Miller had a house at Vadalla between Sewri and Matunga.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1828
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD4181

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4181
Title:
Inscribed on reverse: ' View from the Esplenade of Fort George Bombay towards Mazagon'. Artist(s): Miller, William (1795-1836)
Scope & Content:
Inscribed on reverse: ‘View from the Esplenade of Fort George Bombay towards Mazagon’. Wash; 23 by 33 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item