1. P462
- Reference (shelfmark):
- P462
- Title:
- 'Fort William in the Kingdom of Bengal belonging to the East India Company of England'. Drawn and engraved by Jan Van Ryne, and published by Robert Sayer, London, 1754. Artist(s): Ryne, Jan van (1712-60)
- Scope & Content:
- Engraving of Fort William in Calcutta by Jan Van Ryne (1712-60) published by Robert Sayer in London in 1754. Calcutta was founded on the mud flats of Hooghly river, a tributary of the Ganges, by the English merchant Job Charnock in 1690. After 1696, Fort William was constructed under the supervi...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1754
- Extent:
- 1 Item
