City Of Bombay Collection (page 5)

Glengarry badge, 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry), c. 1874 (glengarry badge)
5929814 Glengarry badge, 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry), c.1874 (glengarry badge) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Glengarry badge)

Indian Mutiny Medal, Captain John Grant Malcolmson VC, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal)
5927905 Indian Mutiny Medal, Captain John Grant Malcolmson VC, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Short-frogged jacket worn by Captain John Grant Malcolmson, VC, 3 Bombay Light Cavalry, 1860 circa (fabric)
5928008 Short-frogged jacket worn by Captain John Grant Malcolmson, VC, 3 Bombay Light Cavalry, 1860 circa (fabric) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Scinde Campaign Medal 1843, Herberao Pulundah, 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (metal)
5923337 Scinde Campaign Medal 1843, Herberao Pulundah, 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Sword belonging to Brigadier General John Jacob, 1857 circa (metal)
5920522 Sword belonging to Brigadier General John Jacob, 1857 circa (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Regimental Colour, 12th Bombay Infantry, 1885-1922 (fabric)
5920932 Regimental Colour, 12th Bombay Infantry, 1885-1922 (fabric) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Regimental Colour, 12th Regiment of Bombay Infantry)

East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99, Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion)
5921265 East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99, Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Sword belonging to Brigadier General John Jacob, 1857 circa (metal)
5920521 Sword belonging to Brigadier General John Jacob, 1857 circa (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Bhore Ghaut, Great India Peninsular Railway, Bombay (w / c on paper)
5889218 Bhore Ghaut, Great India Peninsular Railway, Bombay (w/c on paper) by British School, (19th century); 34.3x69.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © The Ms Gallery, London

Helmet worn by Captain John Grant Malcolmson, VC, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry, 1860 circa (metal)
5928233 Helmet worn by Captain John Grant Malcolmson, VC, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry, 1860 circa (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Short-frogged jacket worn by Captain John Grant Malcolmson, VC, 3 Bombay Light Cavalry, 1860 circa (fabric)
5928005 Short-frogged jacket worn by Captain John Grant Malcolmson, VC, 3 Bombay Light Cavalry, 1860 circa (fabric) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, 1857, Captain John Grant Malcolmson, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal)
5927902 Victoria Cross, 1857, Captain John Grant Malcolmson, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Victoria Cross)

VC group, Captain O Moore Creagh, Bombay Staff Corps, for his action at Kam Dakka, Afghanistan
5926846 VC group, Captain O Moore Creagh, Bombay Staff Corps, for his action at Kam Dakka, Afghanistan, on 21 April 1879 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99, Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion)
5921264 East and Central Africa Medal 1897-99, Sepoy Ahmad Khan, 27th (1st Baluch Battalion), Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Abyssinian War Medal 1867-68, Private Yakobjee Israel, 2nd Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (metal)
5920581 Abyssinian War Medal 1867-68, Private Yakobjee Israel, 2nd Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal 1897 awarded to Captain John Grant Malcolmson VC
5927907 Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal 1897 awarded to Captain John Grant Malcolmson VC, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

India General Service Medal 1854-95, Captain John Grant Malcolmson VC, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal)
5927904 India General Service Medal 1854-95, Captain John Grant Malcolmson VC, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Aladdins palace (litho)
7156971 Aladdins palace (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aladdins palace. Illustration from Blackies Childrens Annual (Blackie & Son Ltd, Glasgow)

Fairy trying to drive off a squirrel (colour litho)
7156958 Fairy trying to drive off a squirrel (colour litho) by Hardy, M. Dorothy (fl.1891-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fairy trying to drive off a squirrel)

The Apollo Harbour at Bombay (engraving)
7160996 The Apollo Harbour at Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Apollo Harbour at Bombay)

Mixed Company (colour litho)
7156981 Mixed Company (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mixed Company. Illustration from Blackies Childrens Annual (Blackie & Son Ltd, Glasgow)

Fox poking a snowman (colour litho)
7156963 Fox poking a snowman (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fox poking a snowman)

Girl reading a Valentines card (colour litho)
7156962 Girl reading a Valentines card (colour litho) by Atkinson, Maud Tindal (exh.1906-37); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl reading a Valentines card)

City of Bombay, India (b / w photo)
7160739 City of Bombay, India (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: City of Bombay, India)

"I am the manager": six-headed ogre receiving a customer complaint in a restaurant (litho)
7156983 " I am the manager" : six-headed ogre receiving a customer complaint in a restaurant (litho) by English School

The unwelcome visitor (colour litho)
7156969 The unwelcome visitor (colour litho) by Bernard, C. E. B. (fl.1914-29); Private Collection; (add.info.: The unwelcome visitor)

Girl surrounded by pixies (colour litho)
7156964 Girl surrounded by pixies (colour litho) by Petherick, Rosa (1872-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl surrounded by pixies)

Scottish priest William Annand condemned by the women of Edinburgh for preaching from the new Prayer Book in St Giles
5217571 Scottish priest William Annand condemned by the women of Edinburgh for preaching from the new Prayer Book in St Giles Cathedral, 1637 (litho) by Mills

Battle of Lake Trasimene, Italy, Second Punic War, 217 BC (colour litho)
5217560 Battle of Lake Trasimene, Italy, Second Punic War, 217 BC (colour litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Lake Trasimene, Italy)

"I never before met with natives of any place so much astonished as these people were upon entering a ship"
3626592 " I never before met with natives of any place so much astonished as these people were upon entering a ship" (litho) by Hardy

The Island and Town of Bombay (engraving)
3653829 The Island and Town of Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Island and Town of Bombay)

Officer 7th Bombay Lancers (colour litho)
3639600 Officer 7th Bombay Lancers (colour litho) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Officer 7th Bombay Lancers)

Indian and Asian dress (coloured engraving)
5229970 Indian and Asian dress (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian and Asian dress)

India: Street Scene in Bombay (engraving)
6007343 India: Street Scene in Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street Scene in Bombay)

Municipal Buildings, Bombay (engraving)
5208857 Municipal Buildings, Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Municipal Buildings, Bombay)

Sketches in India, Anti-Salt Tax Meeting of Natives at Bombay (engraving)
1058306 Sketches in India, Anti-Salt Tax Meeting of Natives at Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in India)

The Grand Durbar at Bombay, the Investiture Procession and General View of the Tents (engraving)
1058253 The Grand Durbar at Bombay, the Investiture Procession and General View of the Tents (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grand Durbar at Bombay)

The Afghan War, loading Camels in the Camp of the Nineteenth Bombay Native Infantry (engraving)
1058713 The Afghan War, loading Camels in the Camp of the Nineteenth Bombay Native Infantry (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Bombay Volunteer Rifle Corps, a Group of Non-Commissioned Officers (engraving)
1059835 The Bombay Volunteer Rifle Corps, a Group of Non-Commissioned Officers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bombay Volunteer Rifle Corps)

The Hydraulic Lift Graving Dock at Bombay (engraving)
1058265 The Hydraulic Lift Graving Dock at Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hydraulic Lift Graving Dock at Bombay)

The Royal Visit to India (engraving)
1059051 The Royal Visit to India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Visit to India)

Statue of Her Majesty in the Victoria Gardens, Bombay, presented by the Guicowar of Baroda (engraving)
1057868 Statue of Her Majesty in the Victoria Gardens, Bombay, presented by the Guicowar of Baroda (engraving) by English School

The Naval and Military Tournament at Bombay in December last (b / w photo)
1627866 The Naval and Military Tournament at Bombay in December last (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Plague at Bombay, Natives at the Victoria Station leaving the Town by Special Train (litho)
1036732 The Plague at Bombay, Natives at the Victoria Station leaving the Town by Special Train (litho) by Johnson, Herbert (1848-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague at Bombay)

Visit of the Viceroy of India to the Sassoon Dock at Bombay (engraving)
1621515 Visit of the Viceroy of India to the Sassoon Dock at Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Rajah going in State to a Reception by the Prince of Wales at Bombay (engraving)
1621466 A Rajah going in State to a Reception by the Prince of Wales at Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Rich History and Vibrant Culture of Bombay" Step into the enchanting city of Bombay, a place steeped in history and brimming with captivating stories. In an exquisite copperplate engraving from 1755, Sir Michael Roberts Westropp captures the essence of this bustling East India Company port on the Malabar Coast of India. Trading vessels dotting the foreground, while quayside warehouses and majestic buildings stand tall behind them. Fast forward to 1872, where a design for a pavement at the Cathedral of Bombay showcases intricate details in black ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper. This architectural marvel stands as a testament to both craftsmanship and devotion. Major Eldred Pottinger's colorful lithograph from 1842 transports us back to an era when he served in the Bombay Artillery attached to the Political Service. His depiction offers glimpses into military life during that time. A print from 1899 takes us down memory lane as we stroll through one of Mumbai's vibrant streets. The hustle and bustle capture its dynamic spirit—a city that never sleeps. However, not all moments were filled with joyous scenes. An engraving from "Le petit journal" dated March 27th, 1898 depicts an uprising following English doctors' attempts to check a Hindu woman's health during an epidemic—an incident that sparked tensions within society. Traveling further back in time through lithographs brings forth historical events such as General Charles George Gordon's tragic murder by Mahdists in Khartoum, Sudan (1885). These images remind us that even amidst progress and development, conflicts have shaped our world. Returning once again to explore Bombay's past glory is another portrayal of it along with the Malabar Coast dating back to 1754—a visual representation showcasing its strategic importance throughout history.