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Johnson 63,5
- Record Id:
- 042-003287653
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0004b8
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171870308.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 63,5
- Title:
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Masula boat
- Scope & Content:
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Masula boat, Madras.
Inscribed: ‘A Massula Boat, such as are used at Madras for crossing the Surf as no ship Boat can weather it’; in German: ‘Ein boot Mosuli boot genannt, womit man’ ‘durch die brandung, durch die groszen Wellen geht, die hier zu sehen sind’ (A boat, called a Masuli boat, with which people go through the surf and through the high waves, which you see here).
Water-colour; 7.25 by 9 ins.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003287647
041-003287648
042-003287653 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 63 : 8 drawings, separately mounted, by a South Indian artist, probably Madras, c.1787.
Johnson 63,1-8 : J.63,1-8 8 drawings, originally pasted in an album but now mounted separately, depicting South Indian ‘manners and customs’. By…
Johnson 63,5 : Masula boat - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0063]/040-003287647[0001]/041-003287648[0005]/042-003287653
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- SubItem
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- South India/Madras style
South Indian style - Start Date:
- 1786
- End Date:
- 1788
- Date Range:
- c 1787
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.63,5
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, Company drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1972), 2v
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Boats
Transport