Calcutta. Cossipore after the Cyclone. Photographer: Baker, F. W.
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Genre: Historical Events View looking along the Hugli at Cossipur in the aftermath of the 1864 cyclone, showing sailing ships wrecked on the riverbank and houses beyond. Photograph uncredited, but tentatively attributed to F. W. Baker, who is known to have taken a series of views of the cyclone...
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the Strand Road, framed by a foreground tree, looking towards the ghat and shipping moored in the Hugli beyond. Bankshall Ghat was situated between Hare Street and Koila Ghat Street.
Calcutta. View on the harbour. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking northwards along Strand Road, with figures, carts and cows in the roadway in the left foreground and the masts of sailing ships moored in the River Hugli beyond.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the riverbank towards Babu's Ghat, a doric colonnade overlooking the river at the north-west corner of the Eden Gardens, with sailing ships at their moorings in the river beyond.