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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 29 Language Not applicable Subject Government buildings

1. Photo 29(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(2)
Title:
The Bentinck Statue and Government House [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1699 in the negative. View looking east along Esplanade Row, with Richard Westmacott's statue of Sir William Bentinck in the foreground and the western entrance to Government House beyond.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 29(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(7)
Title:
The Esplanade and Government House from Chowringhee [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1704 in the negative. View from the north end of Chowringhee Road beside the carriage stand, looking north-west across the Dhurrumtollah Tank towards the façades of houses along Esplanade Row, with Government House at the extreme left. The flat-fronted, v...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 29(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(8)
Title:
Government House [Calcutta], South Front. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1705 in the negative. General view of the Maidan-facing facade of Government House, with servants erecting a marquee or shamiana in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 29(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(9)
Title:
Government House from the Garden [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1706 in the negative. Similar to print 8, but taken from a slightly more distant viewpoint, looking across the garden towards Government House, the building partially obscured by a palm in foreground. With two cows grazing on the lawn and the tent seen in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 29(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(10)
Title:
Government House with the Eastern Gateway [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1707 in the negative. View from Esplanade Row and Government Place, looking towards Government House, with the east gate (an archway flanked by twin Doric columns and surmounted by a lion) in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 29(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(11)
Title:
The Cathedral and Bishop's Palace [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1708 in the negative. View from the Maidan near the Lower Circular Road, looking north across the Birjee Tank towards St Paul's Cathedral on the left, with the Bishop's Palace (with hexastyle Ionic portico) on Chowringhee Road to the right.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 29(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(12)
Title:
Panoramic view from Chowringhee Road [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
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).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 29(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(20)
Title:
Government House etc. Panoramic view from the [Ochterlony] Monument [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1717 in the negative. Section 3 of Bourne's seven-part panorama of Calcutta from the Ochterlony Monument. The view looks north towards Esplanade Row and its junction with Old Court House Street, with Government House in the centre of the print and the Tow...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 29(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(48)
Title:
Government House, Barrackpore, south front. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1745 in the negative. View looking along a pathway in the garden of Government House, Barrackpore, towards the south front of the building. A pencilled note on the album page reads, cf. Belvedere (ie, Belverdere House, Calcutta).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 29(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(49)
Title:
Government House, Barrackpore, from the south. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1746 in the negative. View looking across the lake towards the facade of Government House, Barrackpore (Barakpur), with an Indian group arranged in the foreground beneath the tree which neatly frames the composition.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item