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1. P79

Reference (shelfmark):
P79
Title:
'The Town Hall in Calcutta'. Uncoloured lithograph by F. Fiebig, published Calcutta c.1847. Artist(s): Fiebig, Frederick (fl. 1840s)
Scope & Content:
Uncoloured lithograph of The Town Hall in Calcutta by Frederick Fiebig dated c.1847. The Town Hall is situated in Esplanade Row beside Wellesley's Government House, designed in the Palladian style by John Garstin and completed in 1813. The Town Hall was used for meetings, official public functio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1847
Extent:
1 Item

2. P3174

Reference (shelfmark):
P3174
Title:
View of Bombay Green from the Town Hall, with the rotunda housing the statue of the Marquess Cornwallis, St. Thomas's and Church Gate. Artist(s): Gonsalves, Jose M. (fl. 1826-c.1842)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of Bombay Green from the Town Hall showing the Cornwallis monument, the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas and Church Gate by Jose M. Gonsalves c.1830. The Cornwallis monument is a Neo-Classical single-storey structure with a cupola supported by fluted columns that contained a statue of C...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

3. Photo 29(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 29(3)
Title:
The Town Hall [Calcutta]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1700 in the negative. View of the main (south) facade of the Town Hall, overlooking the Maidan; a classical building with a Doric prostyle portico of six columns, designed by Garstin in 1813.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 247/2(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(9)
Title:
Esplanade Row, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the Eden Gardens looking towards Esplanade Row, with the Town Hall (left) and Government House (right of centre) prominent on the skyline.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 247/2(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 247/2(31)
Title:
Town Hall, Calcutta. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the classical façade of Calcutta Town Hall from the Maidan, with Indian figures, including palanquin bearers and a hack ghari, posed in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1851-1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 2(419)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(419)
Title:
[Mechelen: Grote Markt and Town Hall.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the Grote Markt with market stalls towards the left and the Town Hall to the right. Chemistry float-applied on paper 185 x 227 mm. Watermarked 'J Whatman, 1846'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
late 1840s
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 2(682)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(682)
Title:
Gand, Hôtel de Ville. Photographer: Braun, Jean Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed underneath photograph: 'A.D. Braun á Dornach (Ht. Rhin), and written in hand 'No. 4139 Gand, hôtel de Ville'. On verso: photographer's stamp containing a coat of arms with '1867, Hôtel de Ville' written in hand. Genre: Architectural Photography Carte de visite depicting ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867
Extent:
1 item

8. WD3936

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3936
Title:
Town Hall, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Town Hall, Bombay. c.1825. Pen and ink with wash; 21.5 by 34.5 cm. Details of acquisition unrecorded. Note: Bombay Town Hall was designed by Thomas Cowper of the Bombay Engineers, and completed in 1833, with part of the cost being raised by lotteries. This may be one of the preparatory draw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item