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1. Add Or 4880

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4880
Title:
Barrackpore House and Park. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
Barrackpore House and Park. Inscribed below: ‘ View of Barrackpore Park, The Cenotaph and part of the Cantonments with the River Hooghly and Serampore in the distance.’ 455 by 690 mm. Note: So large as to need folding over at the edge.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

2. P77

Reference (shelfmark):
P77
Title:
'The Government House in Calcutta.' Uncoloured lithograph by Frederick Fiebig, published Calcutta c.1847. Artist(s): Fiebig, Frederick (fl. 1840s)
Scope & Content:
Uncoloured lithograph of the Government House in Calcutta by Frederick Fiebig dated c.1847. When Marquis Wellesley became Governor-General of Calcutta in 1798, he decided that the existing Government House was not a suitable building for his position and needs. The architect of the new Governmen...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1847
Extent:
1 Item

3. P86

Reference (shelfmark):
P86
Title:
'Calcutta'. View up the Hooghly showing Government House and shipping. Lithograph, mid-19th cent.
Scope & Content:
Coloured lithograph of the Hooghly River showing the Government House and shipping at Calcutta by an unknown printmaker dated c. 1850. Calcutta was founded on the mud flats of Hooghly River, a tributary of the Ganges, by the English merchant Job Charnock in 1690. Ships at Calcutta transported In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

4. P98/1

Reference (shelfmark):
P98/1
Title:
'Old Government House'. Drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell. Views of Calcutta, published Calcutta1786-88, No. 11, 1788. Presented by Sir H.A. Kirk. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840)
Scope & Content:
Coloured etching with aquatint of the old Government House in Calcutta by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) from his 'Views of Calcutta' published in 1788. The old Government House was built in 1767. It was situated in Esplanade Row next to the new Council House. Although the old Government House did n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1788
Extent:
1 Item

5. P282

Reference (shelfmark):
P282
Title:
'Vue des Magazins de la Compagnie des Indes a Pondichery, de l'Amiraute et de la Maison du Gouverneur.' Engraving. Published 19th cent.
Scope & Content:
'Vue des Magazins de la Compagnie des Indes a Pondichery, de l'Amiraute et de la Maison du Gouverneur.' Engraving. Published 19th cent.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1900
Extent:
1 Item

6. P731

Reference (shelfmark):
P731
Title:
'South view of the Council House and Government House Calcutta.' Drawn and engraved by W. Baillie. Twelve views of Calcutta, published Calcutta 1794. Pl. 3. Artist(s): Baillie, William (1752/3-1799)
Scope & Content:
Handcoloured aquatint with etching of the south view of the Council House and Government House in Calcutta by William Baillie (1752/3-1799) plate 3 of his 'Twelve views of Calcutta' published in 1794. The old Government House, built in 1767, and the new Council House, built in 1764, were situate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1794
Extent:
1 Item

7. P2268

Reference (shelfmark):
P2268
Title:
'Palais du Gouverneur a Pondichery'. Aquatint by Himely after Paris. Undated. Artist(s): Himely, Sigismond (1801-1872), after Paris, Walter (fl.1849-1891)
Scope & Content:
'Palais du Gouverneur a Pondichery'. Aquatint by Himely after Paris. Undated.. Artist(s): Himely, Sigismond (1801-1872), after Paris, Walter (fl.1849-1891)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

8. P2434

Reference (shelfmark):
P2434
Title:
'Parell. The Government House, Bombay'. Lithograph by Day & Son from Sir Harry Darrell's China, India and the Cape London, 1852. Proof. Artist(s): Darrell, Sir Harry Francis Colville (1814-1853), after
Scope & Content:
'Parell. The Government House, Bombay'. Lithograph by Day & Son from Sir Harry Darrell's China, India and the Cape London, 1852. Proof.. Artist(s): Darrell, Sir Harry Francis Colville (1814-1853), after
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 Item

9. P2899

Reference (shelfmark):
P2899
Title:
'Gateway, Government House'. Lithograph by Vincent Robert Alfred Brooks. One of Eight views of Calcutta, published London, c.1870. Artist(s): Brooks, Vincent (1814-85)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of the Gateway of Government House at Calcutta by Vincent Robert Alfred Brooks (1814-85) from one of 'Eight views of Calcutta' published in London c.1870. When Marquis Wellesley became Governor-General of Calcutta in 1798, he decided that the existing Government House was not a suitab...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 Item

10. P2965

Reference (shelfmark):
P2965
Title:
'Ghiretta House'. Drawn and engraved by James Moffat, published Calcutta, 1800. Artist(s): Moffat, James (1775-1815)
Scope & Content:
Aquatint with etching of 'Ghiretta House' at Chandannagar in West Bengal by James Moffat from his original drawing published in Calcutta in 1800. The former French colony of Chandernagore is situated on the bank of the Hoogly river near Calcutta in north-eastern India. It was founded in 1673 and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800
Extent:
1 Item