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WD1071
- Record Id:
- 040-003280856
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280854
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002c03
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997018.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1071
- Title:
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View of Bombay Harbour. January 1870. Artist(s): Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902)
- Scope & Content:
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Water-colour painting of Mumbai Harbour by Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902) in January 1870.
Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Bombay.’
Originally, Mumbai (Bombay) was composed of seven islands separated by a marshy swamp. Its deep natural harbour led the Portuguese settlers of the 16th century to call it Bom Bahia (the Good Bay). The British Crown acquired the islands in 1661 when Catherine of Braganza married Charles II, as part of her marriage dowry. It was then presented to the East India Company in 1668. The second governor, Gerald Aungier, developed Bombay into a trading port and centre for commerce and inducements were offered to skilled workers and traders to move here. European merchants and shipbuilders from western India were encouraged to settle here and Mumbai soon became a bustling cosmopolitan town.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280854
040-003280856 - Is part of:
- WD1070-1091 : CHEVALIER, NICHOLAS (1828-1902) Engraver and painter of landscapes and topical and historical scenes. Born at St. Petersburg, the son…
WD1071 : View of Bombay Harbour. January 1870. Artist(s): Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280854[0002]/040-003280856
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1070-1091
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997018.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1870
- Date Range:
- 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour. 28 x 38 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)