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Place Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

1. Add Or 740

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 740
Title:
Palladian garden-house near Madras.
Scope & Content:
Palladian garden-house near Madras. By a Madras artist, c.1790. Inscribed on mount: ‘House built by Thomas Powney Esq., 2 miles from Fort St George on the Mount Road.’ Water-colour; 6.5 by 13.25 ins. Purchased 10 August 1957. Note: Thomas Powney (1721-82) was a free merchant living in Madra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 3280

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3280
Title:
A two storeyed Palladian mansion, probably in Madras
Scope & Content:
A two storeyed Palladin mansion, probably in Madras. A ‘chaprassi’ with a Maratha-type turban stands at the foot of a flight of steps. By a Madras artist, c.1835. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Belfort House. Our place of residence;’ on original mount; ‘Cadell Esq.’. Water-colour; 26 by 42 c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1835
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 4285

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4285
Title:
A Madras Boat for crossing Surfs.
Scope & Content:
A Madras boat at sea with 4 men at oars. Another pair of figures on a raft are in the distance. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Madras Boat for crossing Surfs.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 4286

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4286
Title:
An Armenian Man and Woman, an Armenian church behind.
Scope & Content:
An Armenian Man and Woman, an Armenian church and ships at sea are shown behind. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘An Armenian Man and Woman,’ an Armenian church behind. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 4295

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4295
Title:
A view of Fort St. George and the sea front of Madras.
Scope & Content:
A view of Fort St. George and the sea front of Madras. Since the church of St. Mary in the Fort is shown without a spire, the original one having been damaged in the siege of 1746 and dismantled some time after 1767, the view must be dated before the re-erection of the steeple in 1795 Inscribed...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

6. EAP918/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP918/7
Title:
Madras Sanskrit College Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of ten collections of books printed in Grantha script digitised by the EAP918 project team in South India. The collection consists of early Grandham books in various subjects such as Vaishnavite literature, Saivite literature, epics, minor literature, Sostra and astrology. The Madr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1878-1924
Extent:
13908 TIFF images

7. EAP981/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP981/1
Title:
Jaffna Bishop’s House Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection contains diverse types of documents; handwritten, bound registers and account books; letters and correspondence; and printed books and paper clippings. They cover the period between 1775 and 1948. They consist of rare documents like personal memoirs; chronicles; account books; co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1500-1999
Extent:
111,196 TIFF images

8. EAP981/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP981/1/12
Title:
Correspondence and Printed Pamphlets
Scope & Content:
This series contains correspondence and printed pamphlets related to the activities, and functioning of missions in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and India. This series contains the following 33 files: EAP981/1/12/1: Missions situated away from Jaffna. (1883-1893) EAP981/1/12/2: Correspondence and printed...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1873-1893
Extent:
4,071 TIFF images

9. Foster 46

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 46
Title:
Fort St George, Madras. The fort is shown as viewed from the sea. The Government buildings and the various parts of the fortifications stand out with great distinctness. To the left of the flag-tower is seen St Mary's Church. Artist(s): Lambert, George
Scope & Content:
Fort St. George, Madras, c.1731 The fort is shown as viewed from the sea. The Government buildings and the various parts of the fortifications stand out with great distinctness. To the left of the flag-tower is seen St. Mary’s Church (consecrated in 1680, and the first church to be erected by...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1731
Extent:
1 Item

10. P225

Reference (shelfmark):
P225
Title:
'Madras aux Indes.' Fort St George, Madras. Engraving by Bergmuller, published Augsburg c.1785. A very unrealistic view. Artist(s): Bergmueller, Johann-Baptist (1724-85)
Scope & Content:
'Madras aux Indes.' Fort St George, Madras. Engraving by Bergmuller, published Augsburg c.1785. A very unrealistic view.. Artist(s): Bergmueller, Johann-Baptist (1724-85)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1785
Extent:
1 Item