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040-003049655 Subject Graves

1. Photo 146/1(253)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(253)
Title:
Aguada, Goa, Portuguese India. Graves of British Officers. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Buried on the laterite plateau outside the fortress of Aguada during the British Occupation of Goa 1798-1815. These monuments had marble name plaques, but these have been purloined, probably for the domestic purpose of grinding curry powders. The British regiments, or detachments of them, statio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 146/1(254)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(254)
Title:
Aguada, Goa, Portuguese India. Graves of British Officers. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Buried on the laterite plateau outside the fortress of Aguada during the British Occupation of Goa 1798-1815. These monuments had marble name plaques, but these have been purloined, probably for the domestic purpose of grinding curry powders. The British regiments, or detachments of them, statio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 146/1(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(45)
Title:
Bombay Harbour, grave of a sailor. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Grave of a young sailor (Charnock?) lost overboard from a sailing ship. Buried near where the body was washed up. Since encroached upon by the tides. Koli fisherman posing by it.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 146/1(182)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(182)
Title:
Gheria, The Konkun Coast. A nameless grave. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Believed to be that of the British Army officers killed in the action of the Bombay Marine brig of war Ranger, 12 guns, Capt. Ashmean Pruen, 8th April 1783 - Killed Major Shaw. Died of wounds at Gheria Lt. Col. Humberstone.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 146/1(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(53)
Title:
Bombay Harbour, Mandwa. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography On the far or southern shore of Bombay Harbour. A fishing village formerly in the territory of the chiefs of Kolaba. Not to be confused with Colaba on Bombay Island. The grave of an unknown European sailor, beneath and aged banian tree.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 146/1(234)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(234)
Title:
Riari [Redi] Fort, The Konkun Fort. Graves of 11 British soldiers buried within the fort. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
In the assault 3 Europeans and 5 Indian sepoys were killed, but among the 25 wounded perhaps other soldiers died of their wounds. For a short while a company of the 89th remained as a garrison, after which Riari became a sanatorium for British troops. This may account for the additional graves.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 146/1(302)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(302)
Title:
Angediva, The North Canara Coast. The reputed grave of Sir Abram Shipman. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
Scope & Content:
It is said it at one time had an inscription, but it is no longer there. The marble cross was in pieces and was propped up for this picture. By the time more positive orders arrived from Lisbon to admit the English to Bombay, of Shipman and his 400 men only Ensign Cooke and 117 other ranks were ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 146/1(303)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(303)
Title:
The reputed grave of Sir Abram Shipman. Angediva, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
Scope & Content:
It is said it at one time had an inscription, but it is no longer there. The marble cross was in pieces and was propped up for this picture. By the time more positive orders arrived from Lisbon to admit the English to Bombay, of Shipman and his 400 men only Ensign Cooke and 117 other ranks were ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 146/1(348)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(348)
Title:
Graves of three Englishmen by the roadside from the bunder to the town of Bhatkal. The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
Scope & Content:
Now a small and rather squalid townlet was formerly of importance. The Portuguese were the first Europeans here. Purchese, the English merchant, was here in 1613, and others followed without establishing a settlement until the Courteen Company, rivals of the original East India Company. Three of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item