The Blenheim after the hurricane Novr. 1867 [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1703 in the negative. View of shipping on the River Hugli at Calcutta, with the hulk of the sailing ship Blenheim in the foreground and other sailing ships beyond.
Panoramic view from Chowringhee Road [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1709 in the negative. View looking north along Chowringhee Road, with the Maidan on the left. In the distance can be seen the Ochterlony Monument, Government House and the Town Hall (extreme left).
View of shipping from Fort Point [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View of shipping moored on the banks of the Hugli just off Fort William, with two three-masted ships in the foreground, the vessel on the right with auxiliary steam power.
View on the canal at Kali Ghat [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1714 in the negative. View looking along the canal towards the suspension bridge across the canal (Tolley's Nullah) at Kali Ghat in south Calcutta, with local craft moored along the banks and a village in the background beyond the bridge.
View of shipping from Hastings' Bridge [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1723 in the negative. View looking towards European sailing ships and local craft at their moorings in the Hugli near Hastings' Bridge, which crosses Tolley's Nullah at its junction with the river south of Fort William.
Shipping from Hastings Bridge [Calcutta], ship Bombay and S.S. Mauritius. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1724 in the negative. View looking towards shipping anchored in the Hugli, with local craft in the foreground. This photograph joins up with print 26 to form a panoramic view. The twin-funneled paddle-steamer Mauritius and the three-masted ship Bombay are...
Low Tide, Custom House Ghat [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1725 in the negative. General view of the ghat at low water, looking across the mud towards boats beached on the riverbank, with sailing ships at their moorings in the Hugli beyond.
Landing goods near the Custom House [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1726 in the negative. View of sailing ships (some with auxiliary steam) moored on the Hugli at Custom House Ghat, with off-loaded barrels in the foreground.
Rustic life in Bengal. Native bazaar. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1730 in the negative. A print from Bourne's Rustic scenes and village life in Bengal series, photographed in the Calcutta area. A view looking along a village street, lined on either side with open-sided huts selling produce of various sorts. A European f...