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Language Not applicable Subject Tombs and Sepulchral Monuments Name Venn, Thomas Walters, 1882-1973

1. Photo 146/1(45)

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Photo 146/1(45)
Title:
Bombay Harbour, grave of a sailor. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Grave of a young sailor (Charnock?) lost overboard from a sailing ship. Buried near where the body was washed up. Since encroached upon by the tides. Koli fisherman posing by it.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 146/1(53)

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Photo 146/1(53)
Title:
Bombay Harbour, Mandwa. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography On the far or southern shore of Bombay Harbour. A fishing village formerly in the territory of the chiefs of Kolaba. Not to be confused with Colaba on Bombay Island. The grave of an unknown European sailor, beneath and aged banian tree.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 146/1(71)

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Photo 146/1(71)
Title:
Alibagh, The Cemetery. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Graves of 2nd Officer J. Arnslie, Carpenter A. Fraser. Painter W. Roberts of the ship 'Di Vernon', wrecked near Alibagh in 1866. The epitaph inscribed is "Now o'er their lone bed the briars creep. And the wild flowers mournfully wave. And the willow weeps. And the moon beams sleep. On the marine...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 146/1(72)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(72)
Title:
Alibagh, The Cemetery. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Graves of sailors lost in the wreck of a French ship. May be the sailing ship 'Montpelier' wrecked here in 1876.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 146/1(105)

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Photo 146/1(105)
Title:
Bankote, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Bankote being a day's journey by 'bunder' boat from Bombay in the fair season, many of the European residents made a jolly excursion of it and continued in the same boats to Dasgaum at the head of the creek. From thence they finished their journey to Mahableshwa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 146/1(165)

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Photo 146/1(165)
Title:
Ratnagiri, The Konkun Coast. Tomb of Theebaw, King of Lower Burma. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Theebaw, King of Lower Burma, was brought here in exile in 1886, and died here in 1916. With him came his two queens, his daughters, and an extensive and picturesque suite. The latter in time all drifted away, and at the end, only locally engaged staff were employed. The senior queen died first,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 146/1(166)

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Photo 146/1(166)
Title:
Ratnagiri, The Konkun Coast. Inscription on the tomb of King Theebaw. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Theebaw, King of Lower Burma, was brought here in exile in 1886, and died here in 1916. With him came his two queens, his daughters, and an extensive and picturesque suite. The latter in time all drifted away, and at the end, only locally engaged staff were employed. The senior queen died first,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 146/1(182)

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Photo 146/1(182)
Title:
Gheria, The Konkun Coast. A nameless grave. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Believed to be that of the British Army officers killed in the action of the Bombay Marine brig of war Ranger, 12 guns, Capt. Ashmean Pruen, 8th April 1783 - Killed Major Shaw. Died of wounds at Gheria Lt. Col. Humberstone.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 146/1(200)

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Photo 146/1(200)
Title:
Cemetery in rear of Rajkote, Malwan. The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography The near grave is that of Sergeant Garvey, Bombay Artillery. The far one is that of Lieut. Col. Webb 2/7th Bo. N.I. (114th Mahrattas, then 10th Bn. £th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1820). Following the operations of Sir Lionel Smith in the Konkun in 1815 the coasta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 146/1(201)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(201)
Title:
Memorial to Colonel Webb 2/7th Bo. N.I., Malawan. The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
He was stricken with a mortal sickness but yet hoped to die in his native land. It was too much to hope for, but his friends arranged for a ship then loading at Goa for Europe to call and pick him up. So he sat up on his couch and gazed out to sea. In a day or two the ship with all sail set arri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

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