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Mss Eur C130/2
- Record Id:
- 041-003283849
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002264986
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035588791.0x000001
- LARK:
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C130/2
- Title:
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Album of 51 drawings covering the journey ‘up the country’ from Calcutta (Bengal) to Cawnpore (U.P.) made by Lord Auckland and his suite. October to December 1837. Artist(s): Eden, Frances (1801-1849)
- Scope & Content:
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51 drawings (57 folios) covering the journey ‘up the country’ from Calcutta (Bengal) to Cawnpore (U.P.) made by Lord Auckland and his suite.
October to December 1837.
Inscribed with numbers.
Pen-and-ink and pastel; size of volume 10.25 by 7.25 ins.
f.3 1. Servant and the pet lemur, Rollo. 21 October 1837.
f.4 2. Group of servants.
f.5 3. Two servants with lemur.
f.6 4. Gazelle. 27 October 1837.
f.7 5. The river bank with a crowd of villagers, Surda. 28 October 1837.
f.8 6. Group of servants; a hookah-burdar and Emily Eden’s dog, Chance, with its attendant. 29 October 1837.
f.9 7. Boatman, wrapped in flag. 31 October 1837.
f.10 8. Rocks in the Ganges, Colgong. 1 November 1837.
f.11 9. Rope-making on deck of budgerow. 1 November 1837.
f.12 10. Part of the Fort, Monghyr. 2 November 1837.
f.13 11. Soldier of the body-guard. 4 November 1837.
f.14 12. Horseman, Patna. 5 November 1837.
f.15 13. Camel rider, Patna. 6 November 1837.
f.16 14. A house in Patna. 6 November 1837.
f.17 15. A ‘rath’ drawn by two bullocks, Patna. 6 November 1837 (Dunbar, facing 83).
f.18 16. Steamer and flat at Dinapore. 10 November 1837 (Dunbar, facing 83).
f.19 17. Indian jewellery purchased at the Ballia fair. 11 November 1837.
f.20 18. Buildings on the river bank, Ghazipur. 12 November 1837.
f.21 19. Temple and village huts on the river bank, Ghazipur. 12 November 1837.
f.22 20. A Muslim building, probably at Ghazipur. 13 November 1837.
f.23 21. The Governor-General’s camp, near Benares. 17 November 1837.
f.24 22. House and steps to Aurangzeb’s mosque, Benares. 17 November 1837.
f.25 23. Camel kneeling down outside a tent, Benares. 18 November 1837.
f.26v 24. Lord Auckland in a silver chair, Ramnagar, Benares. 21 November 1837 (Dunbar 182).
f.28 25. A well near Chunar. 23 November 1837.
ff.28v,29 26. Guard room, Chunar Fort. 23 November 1837.
ff.29v,30 27. Another view of Chunar Fort. 23 November 1837.
ff.30v,31 28. Encampment, Tamashabad. 24 November 1837.
f.32 29. Camel encampment, Sopeir. 26 November 1837 (Dunbar 96).
ff.32v,33 30. Temples, Mirzapur. 27 November 1837 (Dunbar 108).
f.34 31. Temple with Nandi, Mirzapur. 27 November 1837.
f.35 32. Dromedary. 28 November 1837 (Dunbar, facing 163).
f.36 33. Camp scene with tent, bullock cart and women grinding, Saidabad. 29 November 1837.
f.37 34. Elephants loaded with tents, ‘Joosee’ 30 November 1839 (Dunbar 126).
f.38 35. The Fort, Allahabad. 1 December 1837.
f.39 36. The Fort, Allahabad; a well in the foreground. 2 December 1837.
f.40 37. The Fort, Allahabad. 3 December 1837.
f.41 38. Well, Allahabad. 5 December 1837.
f.42 39. Various types of turban.
ff.42v,43 40. River bank with bastion. 7 December 1837.
f.44 41. Elephant with attendant. 9 December 1837.
f.45 42. Hawks, with attendants, belonging to the Nawab of Oudh, Rupeah. 10 December 1837.
ff.45v,46 43. Landscape with. tombs, Kara. 12 December 1837.
ff.46v,47 44. Landscape with tombs, Kara. 12 December 1837.
f.49 45. Camel and group of Indians outside tent, Synee. 12 December 1837.
f.50 47. Idols. Image of Hanuman, Fatehpur. 16 December 1837.
ff.50v,51 48. Tomb amongst trees, Fatehpur. 16 December 1837 (Dunbar 28)
f.52 49. Mosque, Fatehpur. 16 December 1837.
f.53 50. Horseman at durbar. 16 December 1837.
f.54 51. William Osborne’s setter with puppies. 19 December 1837.
f.54v,55 52. Camp scene with tents, camel and palanquin, Cawnpore. 21 December 1837.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002264986
040-003283847
041-003283849 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur C130 : Frances Eden papers.
Mss Eur C130/1-4 : EDEN, FRANCES (1801-1849) Fanny Eden, eighth daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, accompanied her sister Emily and…
Mss Eur C130/2 : Album of 51 drawings covering the journey ‘up the country’ from Calcutta (Bengal) to Cawnpore (U.P.) made by Lord Auckland and… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002264986[0001]/040-003283847[0002]/041-003283849
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur C130
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1837
- End Date:
- 1837
- Date Range:
- 1837
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pen-and-ink; pastel
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 187-189
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Eden, Frances, artist, 1801-1849
- Subjects:
- Women
travel scenes
women artists - Places:
- Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, India