View of Praya Grande Macao from Penha Hill looking across to Monte and Guia forts and the Franciscan fort at the water’s edge. Artist(s): Reeves, John (1774-1856)
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View of Praya Grande Macao from Penha Hill looking across to Monte and Guia forts and the Franciscan fort at the water’s edge. Pen and ink with pencil inscriptions; 28.5 by 68.5 cm.
'Esplanade. Colombo. Queen’s House. Old Dutch Powder Magazine. P. Lysaght. May 1837'. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
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‘Esplanade. Colombo. Queen’s House. Old Dutch Powder Magazine. P. Lysaght. May 1837’. Water-colour; 37.5 by 56.5 cm. Note: Queen’s House in the fort was the official residence of the Governor.
Panorama of the fort, Colombo, from the gardens of Queen’s House, showing the military parade ground, the garden side of Queen’s House, Custom House and landing place, looking across the lake to the barracks on Slave Island with Adam's Peak beyond. Art
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Panorama of the fort, Colombo, from the gardens of Queen’s House, showing the military parade ground, the garden side of Queen’s House, Custom House and landing place, looking across the lake to the barracks on Slave Island with Adam’s Peak in the far distance. Inscribed with notes. Water-colo...
'Water Gate of the Fort William looking North taken from flagstaff bastion. Calcutta in the middle distance'. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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‘Water Gate of the Fort William looking North taken from flagstaff bastion. Calcutta in the middle distance - * Respondentia Walk. Chandpalghat & Engine House. The Victory being tugged down by the Emulous steamer. No * The trees on this walk since cut down & a new road made on the ri...
View of Bombay Fort from the harbour, showing St Thomas’s church, the Custom House and flag staff, with shipping in the foreground. Artist(s): Millett, Leonard (d. 1797)
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View of Bombay Fort from the harbour, showing St. Thomas’s church, the Custom House and flag staff, with shipping in the foreground, c.1797. Inscribed on reverse:’ Drawn by Leonard Millett the Son of Richard Oke Millett. Penpol Hayle. Leonard Millett was blown up and killed in the Princess Ch...