Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore. Photographer: Braun, Jean Adolphe
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view from the terraced garden of the Villa Borromeo on Isola Bella, looking across lake Maggiore, with classical statuary in the foreground.
'The Island of St Helena belonging to the E. India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne and published by R. Sayer, London. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
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'The Island of St Helena belonging to the E. India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne and published by R. Sayer, London.. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
'The Island of St Helena belonging to the East India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne and published by R. Sayer, London. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
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'The Island of St Helena belonging to the East India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne and published by R. Sayer, London.. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
Bombay Harbour, Hog Island. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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The ferry steamer's next call after Elephanta. Shows the derelict engine house and ruins of a hydraulic lift for dry docking of the ocean going vessels of the period (1860s). It was a failure and was abandoned after one near disaster trial.
The Konkun Coast, Janjira. The island fort. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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The island fort has the appearance of a battleship riding an anchor. The silhouette of the Balla Hissar or citadel giving an illusion of gun turrets. There are many guns lying around but even in 1784 they were pronounced by an officer of the Bo. Army to be mounted on carriages unlikely to withst...
Severndrug [Suvarnadurg Fort] from Hurnai, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography An island fort 78 miles from Bombay and 1/2 mile offshore of the village of Hurnai. This group of fortresses was taken in 1755 by Comodore Jones of the Indian Navy from Tulajee Angria, of a junior but more aggressive branch of the Kolaba Angrias. Tulajee's most succ...
Severndrug [Suvarnadurg Fort], The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography An island fort 78 miles from Bombay and 1/2 mile offshore of the village of Hurnai. This group of fortresses was taken in 1755 by Comodore Jones of the Indian Navy from Tulajee Angria, of a junior but more aggressive branch of the Kolaba Angrias. Tulajee's most succ...