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WD315
- Record Id:
- 032-003267960
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003267960
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x001139
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD315
- Title:
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Album of 91 drawings of Bombay, also of trades, costumes and conveyances, in a leather box. 1810 and 1811. Artist(s): Temple, Robert (fl. 1809-1813)
- Scope & Content:
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91 drawings of Bombay, also of trades, costumes and conveyances, in a leather box. 1810 and 1811.
Each drawing inscribed on front in ink with title; also list of titles. 89 and 91 signed: ‘Temple del.’
Water-colour, painted on gold-edged cards; size of card, 3 by 4.5 ins.
Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded.
Note: 4 drawings are missing from the set: No.1. Panoramic View of Bombay in 18 pieces; No.20. Bobbery Hunt; No.22. The Bobbery Bow]; No.70. Grinders.
1’ 2.’ ‘A View of the Gate of Bombay-Castle, 1810.’
2’ 3.’ ‘A View of Bombay Castle from the West, 1810’.
3’ 4.’ ‘The Castle, and Harbour of Bombay, from the Bunder Pier, 1810’.
4’ 5.’ ‘The Government-House, Bombay, 1810.’
5’ 6.’ ‘Bombay Church, 1810’.
6’ 7.’ ‘Bombay Play-House, 1810.’
7’ 8.’ ‘Bombay Green from the Main Guard’.
8’ 9.’ ‘A View of the Dwelling-House of C. Forbes Esqre in Bombay, from the Apollo Green May 1811.’
9’ 10.’ ‘Forbes and Co's Office, Bombay.’
10’ 11.’ ‘The Dwelling House of C. Forbes Esq. in Forbes Street, Bombay, 1810’.
11’ 12.’ ‘The Dwelling-House of Ormanjee Bomanjee Parsee, in Bombay, 1810’.
12’ 13.’ ‘A View of Bombay Light-House, from the S.W.:-8th May 1811.’
13’ 14.’ ‘A View of Parell-House and the Signal Flag-staff from Lowjee Castle’, ‘May 1811’
14’ 15.’ ‘A View of Malabar Point, fron Colabah, May 1811’.
15’ 16.’ ‘A View of Wallcaser Village, from Malabar-Point, October 1811.’
16’ 17.’ ‘The Ferry-Boat, between Bombay and Colabah.’
18’ 18.’ ‘Sportsmens Hall and Bath Belonging to the Bobbery Hunt, Bombay. May 1811.’
19.’ 20.’ ‘Bobbery Hunt. (The Meet.)’
19’ 21.’ ‘Bobbery Hunt. Novr 1809. (A Meal in Progress.)’
20’ 23.’ ‘The Bobbery Hunt on the Esplanade Bombay 20th October 1811.’
21’ 24.’ ‘The Bobbery-Hunt's Bon-Fire, on the Hill above Lowjee Castle. 4th July 1811’.
22’ 25.’ ‘Inside of the Grand Illuminated Temporary Building, on the Esplanade Bombay, at Night 20th Mav 1811.’
23’ 26.’ ‘Front of the Grand Illuminated Temporary Building, on the Esplanade Bombay, at Night 20th of May 1811.’
24’ 27.’ ‘The Entertainment given to C. Forbes Esqr, in the Theatre at Bombay, on the Night of ye 16th Octre 1811.’
25’ 28.’ ‘Smoking the Hooka.’
26’ 29.Parsee Andiaroo, i.e. Priest.’
27’ 30.’ ‘Parsee Merchant’.
28’ 31.’ ‘Parsee Butler.’
29’ 32. Parsee Women, and Children’.
30’ 33.’ ‘Parsee Women carrying Water’.
31’ 34.’ ‘Phurbhoo or Native Writer.’
32’ 35.’ ‘Banyan, Bhateeya.’
33’ 36.’ ‘Bhut. A Religious Hindu, who lives in a Pagoda, and watches its Idols’.
34’ 37.’ ‘Gentoo Woman.’
35’ 37. Musulmanee Dancing-Girl.’
36’ 39. Pangia, a dwarf in Bombay.’
37’ 40. A Little, Old Beggar-man in Bombay.’
38’ 41. A Bhestee, i.e. Water-man.’
39’ 42. Bindaree, or Tarree Drawer.’
40’ 43. Hookah Bdarr.’
41’ 44. A Fakeer.’
42’ 45. A Meyauna.’
43’ 46. Arab.’
44’ 47. Arab women.’
45’ 48. Police peon or Watch-man’.
46’ 49. Bhorah, Pedlar’.
47’ 50. Klassee i e. Sailor.’
48’ 51. Muscat Arabs.’
49’ 52. Persians.’
50’ 53. Armenians.’
51’ 54. Moor (or Musulmaunee Woman’).
52’ 55. Serroff. i e. Money Changer’.
53’ 56. Ducaun, Bazar, or Shop for Sundries’.
54’ 57. Musical Instruments used at Prosessions Marages etc.’
55’ 58. Singers for Charity, with their Instruments’.
56’ 59. Serang, or Cockswain of a Bombay Pilot Boat.’
57’ 60. Mutchee Wallah, or Fisher-man’.
58’ 61. Banyan Taylor.’
‘59 62. Indian Portugues Taylors.’
‘60 63. Moochees, i.e. Shoe-makers.’
‘61 64. Women Cleaning Grain.’
‘62 65. Dhobees or, Washer-man.’
‘63 66. Sawyers.’
‘64 67. Kratee, Kuntaree, i.e. a Turner.’
‘65 68. Parsee Coopers.’
‘66 69. Halcaree, Coolies, or Porter's.’
‘67 71. Lohar, i.e. Black-smith.’
‘68 72. Women grinding Flour.’
‘69 73. Stone-hewers. Women making Mortar.’
‘70 74. Sutar, or Parsee Carpenter.’
‘71 75. Sunar, or Cold-smiths.’
‘72 76. Two Dwarfs, begging from a Gentleman, in Bombay.’
‘73 77. A Bangee Wallah.’
‘74 78. Hammals carrying Oil or Ghee.’
‘75 79. Hammals carrying a Bale of Cotton.’
‘76 80. Hammals carrying a Cask of Liquor.’
‘77 81. Hammals carrying Timber.’
‘78 82. Goa Palkee.’
‘79 83. Benarees Palkee.’
‘80 84. A Meyauna Palkee.’
‘81 85. Kuder, Kursee, or Chair Palkee.’
‘82 86. The Sociable. (A Carriage.)’
‘83 87. Ghorah ke Vacree, or Horse-Hackerree.’
‘84 88. Rácla, or Bullock Hackerree.’
‘85 89. Pukaulee, or Water-carrier.’
‘86 90. Buffalos.’
‘87 91. Bungallah. Vacree (Carriages used in India).’
‘88 92. A Hakree, or Common Cart.’
‘89 93. West View of the British Settlements on the Island of Roderigues, called 'Fort Duncan'. 28th October 1810. Temple del.’
‘90 94. East View of the British Settlement on the Island of Roderigues, called 'Fort Duncan'. 6th of Novr 1810.’
‘91 95. N. View of the Island of Roderigues, at about one mile from the shore. 13th Novr 1810. Temple del.’
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003267960
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003267960
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1810
- End Date:
- 1811
- Date Range:
- 1810-1811
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour; gold; card
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 339-342
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Temple, Robert, fl 1800-1840
- Subjects:
- Architecture
Castes and Tribes
Costumes
Government Houses
Houses
Occupations
ethnic and religious groups - Places:
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India