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A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan, 1830 (w/c on paper)

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watercolour on paper

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1830 AD (C19th AD)

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33.5x74 cms

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Watercolour with a black painted border of a view of Government House and Esplanade Row from the Maidan at Calcutta, in West Bengal, by Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, c.1830. The image is inscribed in ink below, with numbers corresponding to those on the painting, from left to right: 'Steam Engine for Water. Ships lying in the Hoogly R. 5 Supreme Court. 8 Advocate General's Residence. 4 Town Hall. Esplanade. The Treasury. 9 Gt. Ho. Gateway. 2 Cathedral Spire. 7 Loudoun Buildings. No. 1 Government House. 3 Scots Church. Road to Alipore used for the Evening Drive. 6 Bengal Club House. Mahmud Ameer pinxit. Pinxit' (followed by in nasta'liq)' Muhammad Amir musavvir.', and in pencil below (twice): 'City of Calcutta.'

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images

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