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P88
- Record Id:
- 032-003264941
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003264941
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x00056e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136944646.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- P88
- Title:
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'Old Fort, Playhouse and Holwell's Monument'. Drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell. Views of Calcutta, published Calcutta 1786-8, No. 1, 1786. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840)
- Scope & Content:
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Coloured etching with aquatint of the Old Fort, Playhouse and Holwell's Monument in Calcutta by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) from 'Views of Calcutta' published in 1786. This view looks along Clive Street. The eastern wall of old Fort William can be seen on the left. The old Fort was constructed under the supervision of John Goldsborough at the turn of the eighteenth century. In 1757, an attack on the fort by the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, led the British to build a new fort in the Maidan. The old fort was repaired and used as a Customs House from 1766. Hollwell's Monument is on the right. It was erected to the memory of the survivors of the 'Black Hole' in 1756, but removed from this site in 1821. The Theatre was built by public subscription in 1775.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003264941
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003264941
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100136944646.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1786
- End Date:
- 1786
- Date Range:
- 1786
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: etching; coloured; aquatint. 40 x 52.4 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)