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1. 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

2. P462

Reference (shelfmark):
P462
Title:
'Fort William in the Kingdom of Bengal belonging to the East India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne, and published by Robert Sayer, London, 1754. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
Scope & Content:
Engraving of Fort William in Calcutta by Jan Van Ryne (1712-60) published by Robert Sayer in London in 1754. Calcutta was founded on the mud flats of Hooghly river, a tributary of the Ganges, by the English merchant Job Charnock in 1690. After 1696, Fort William was constructed under the supervi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1754
Extent:
1 Item

3. P463

Reference (shelfmark):
P463
Title:
'Fort William in the Kingdom of Bengal belonging to the East India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne, and published by Robert Sayer, London, 1754. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
Scope & Content:
Coloured engraving of Fort William in Calcutta by Jan Van Ryne published by Robert Sayer in London in 1754. Calcutta was founded on the mud flats of Hooghly River, a tributary of the Ganges, by the English merchant Job Charnock in 1690. After 1696, Fort William was constructed under the supervis...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1754
Extent:
1 Item

4. P464

Reference (shelfmark):
P464
Title:
'Fort William in the Kingdom of Bengal belonging to the East India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne, and published by Robert Sayer, London, 1754. [Original letterpress trimmed, and the correct panel from different print attached.]. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
Scope & Content:
Coloured engraving of Fort William in Calcutta by Jan Van Ryne (1712-60 published by Robert Sayer in London in 1754. Calcutta was founded on the mud flats of Hooghly River, a tributary of the Ganges, by the English merchant Job Charnock in 1690. After 1696, Fort William was constructed under the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1754
Extent:
1 Item

5. P1004

Reference (shelfmark):
P1004
Title:
'Bombay on the Malabar Coast belonging to the East India Compnay of England'. Engraving by Jan Van Ryne, published Robert Sayer, London, 1754. Letterpress trimmed and on reverse. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
Scope & Content:
'Bombay on the Malabar Coast belonging to the East India Compnay of England'. Engraving by Jan Van Ryne, published Robert Sayer, London, 1754. Letterpress trimmed and on reverse.. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1754
Extent:
1 Item

6. P1590

Reference (shelfmark):
P1590
Title:
'Ferry on the road from Manaar to Colombo'. Lithograph by J. Needham from A series of fifteen Views of Ceylon illustrative of Sir J.E. Tennent's work, from sketches made on the spot by Capt C. O'Brien, late Assistant Surveyor General, Ceylon London, 1864. Artist(s): Needham, Jonathan (fl.1850-1874) after O'Brien, Charles D.C. (d.1866)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph by Jonathan Needham (fl.1850-1874) of the ferry on the road from Manaar to Colombo in Sri Lanka, dated 1st January 1864. This print forms plate 7 of 'A series of fifteen Views of Ceylon illustrative of Sir J.E. Tennent's work, from sketches made on the spot by Capt C. O'Brien, late As...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 Item

7. P2263

Reference (shelfmark):
P2263
Title:
'The Fleet under Convoy of H. M.'s Ship 'Chiffone' Captain Wainwright leaving Bombay'. Coloured aquatint by J. Clark after Robert Temple. H.M. 65th Reg. Sept. 14, 1809. From the Apollo Gate. Published in London, 1813. Artist(s): Clark, J. (fl.1789-1834) after Temple, Robert (fl.early 1800s)
Scope & Content:
'The Fleet under Convoy of H. M.'s Ship 'Chiffone' Captain Wainwright leaving Bombay'. Coloured aquatint by J. Clark after Robert Temple. H.M. 65th Reg. Sept. 14, 1809. From the Apollo Gate. Published in London, 1813.. Artist(s): Clark, J. (fl.1789-1834) after Temple, Robert (fl.early 1800...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1813
Extent:
1 Item

8. Photo 11(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(10)
Title:
The great Pagoda at Tanjore with corridor on the northern side. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Great Pagoda of the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. The Brihadishvara Temple built by the Chola king Rajaraja around 1010, is a monumental temple standing in the middle of a large courtyard surrounded by smaller shrines.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 29(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(6)
Title:
The Blenheim after the hurricane Novr. 1867 [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1867
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 29(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(14)
Title:
View of shipping from Fort Point [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item