Skip to main content

City Of Bombay Collection (page 7)

"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

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Anglo-Indian Life, on the Steps of a Bombay Hotel (engraving)

Anglo-Indian Life, on the Steps of a Bombay Hotel (engraving)
1592256 Anglo-Indian Life, on the Steps of a Bombay Hotel (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anglo-Indian Life)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The New Post Office, Bombay (engraving)

The New Post Office, Bombay (engraving)
1589676 The New Post Office, Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Post Office, Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Lighthouse on Colaba Point, near Bombay (engraving)

Lighthouse on Colaba Point, near Bombay (engraving)
1588475 Lighthouse on Colaba Point, near Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lighthouse on Colaba Point, near Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Lighthouse on Kennery Island, near Bombay (engraving)

Lighthouse on Kennery Island, near Bombay (engraving)
1588473 Lighthouse on Kennery Island, near Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lighthouse on Kennery Island, near Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Lord Sandhurst, the New Governor of Bombay (b / w photo)

Lord Sandhurst, the New Governor of Bombay (b / w photo)
1107927 Lord Sandhurst, the New Governor of Bombay (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Sandhurst, the New Governor of Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Troop-Ships Orontes, Jumna, Malabar, and Euphrates at Bombay

Troop-Ships Orontes, Jumna, Malabar, and Euphrates at Bombay, waiting to bring Home Troops from the Afghan War
1106987 Troop-Ships Orontes, Jumna, Malabar, and Euphrates at Bombay, waiting to bring Home Troops from the Afghan War (engraving) by English School

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Dido, Queen of Carthage, preparing for her death after being left by Aeneas (litho)

Dido, Queen of Carthage, preparing for her death after being left by Aeneas (litho)
5217577 Dido, Queen of Carthage, preparing for her death after being left by Aeneas (litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dido, Queen of Carthage)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish Royalist commander

James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish Royalist commander, receiving news of an invasion of Irish troops in
5217559 James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish Royalist commander, receiving news of an invasion of Irish troops in Scotland, 1644 (colour litho) by Mills

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Plague of rats during the siege of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny, 1857 (colour litho)

Plague of rats during the siege of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny, 1857 (colour litho)
5217557 Plague of rats during the siege of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny, 1857 (colour litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plague of rats during the siege of Lucknow)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The young Marie-Angelique Arnauld walking in the convent garden with her nuns (colour litho)

The young Marie-Angelique Arnauld walking in the convent garden with her nuns (colour litho)
5217554 The young Marie-Angelique Arnauld walking in the convent garden with her nuns (colour litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Bombay, India (engraving)

Bombay, India (engraving)
6003642 Bombay, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombay, India. Illustration for The Childrens Friend (1890).); © Look and Learn

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Shop selling cloth, Bombay, India (b / w photo)

Shop selling cloth, Bombay, India (b / w photo)
6015597 Shop selling cloth, Bombay, India (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shop selling cloth, Bombay, India)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: D Artagnan will not have his horse laughed at, scene from The Three Musketeers

D Artagnan will not have his horse laughed at, scene from The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas (colour litho)
5997325 D Artagnan will not have his horse laughed at, scene from The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas (colour litho) by Ford

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Lieutenant-General Sir R. C. Low. Commanding Bombay Army

Lieutenant-General Sir R. C. Low. Commanding Bombay Army
LLM459684 Lieutenant-General Sir R. C. Low. Commanding Bombay Army by English Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant-General Sir R. C. Low. Commanding Bombay Army)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Right Hon Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald (colour litho)

The Right Hon Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald (colour litho)
612576 The Right Hon Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Bombay Harbour - Fishing boats, in the monsoon (engraving)

Bombay Harbour - Fishing boats, in the monsoon (engraving)
669729 Bombay Harbour - Fishing boats, in the monsoon (engraving) by Stanfield, William Clarkson (1793-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombay Harbour - Fishing boats, in the monsoon)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Collision between the 'Oneida'and the 'Bombay'(engraving)

The Collision between the "Oneida"and the "Bombay"(engraving)
655511 The Collision between the " Oneida" and the " Bombay" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Bombay (engraving)

Bombay (engraving)
3654813 Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombay. Illustration for The Illustrated Universal Gazetteer edited by William Francis Ainsworth)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Brahman girl of Bombay (engraving)

Brahman girl of Bombay (engraving)
2813418 Brahman girl of Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brahman girl of Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Bombay, Gare Victoria (colour photo)

Bombay, Gare Victoria (colour photo)
2817341 Bombay, Gare Victoria (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombay, Gare Victoria)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Parsis de Bombay (engraving)

Parsis de Bombay (engraving)
2790215 Parsis de Bombay (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parsis de Bombay. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1869)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Chemin de fer de Bombay a Madras, Le passage des ghats (engraving)

Chemin de fer de Bombay a Madras, Le passage des ghats (engraving)
2787848 Chemin de fer de Bombay a Madras, Le passage des ghats (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chemin de fer de Bombay a Madras, Le passage des ghats)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Tremendous melee (Colour Litho)

Tremendous melee (Colour Litho)
2778343 Tremendous melee (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terrible hand-to-hand)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Horseman at the Bombay Camp (colour litho)

Horseman at the Bombay Camp (colour litho)
3634020 Horseman at the Bombay Camp (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horseman at the Bombay Camp)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Bombay Retainers (colour litho)

Bombay Retainers (colour litho)
3633974 Bombay Retainers (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bombay Retainers)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Enfants indiens, Bombay (engraving)

Enfants indiens, Bombay (engraving)
3635635 Enfants indiens, Bombay (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enfants indiens, Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Old town, Mumbai (b / w photo)

Old town, Mumbai (b / w photo)
3104528 Old town, Mumbai (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old town, Mumbai)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay (colour litho)

The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay (colour litho)
2810614 The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay (colour litho) by Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (1854-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The New Oriental Bank and Share-Market, Bombay (engraving)

The New Oriental Bank and Share-Market, Bombay (engraving)
1610655 The New Oriental Bank and Share-Market, Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Oriental Bank and Share-Market, Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: New Organ for Bombay Cathedral (engraving)

New Organ for Bombay Cathedral (engraving)
1610521 New Organ for Bombay Cathedral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Organ for Bombay Cathedral)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: HMS Bombay, lately destroyed by Fire at Montevideo (engraving)

HMS Bombay, lately destroyed by Fire at Montevideo (engraving)
1610104 HMS Bombay, lately destroyed by Fire at Montevideo (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Bombay, lately destroyed by Fire at Montevideo)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Viaduct over the Taptee, near Surat, for the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway (engraving)

Viaduct over the Taptee, near Surat, for the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway (engraving)
1587970 Viaduct over the Taptee, near Surat, for the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viaduct over the Taptee)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Persian War, the Charge of the 3rd Bombay Cavalry, at the Battle of Kooshab (engraving)

The Persian War, the Charge of the 3rd Bombay Cavalry, at the Battle of Kooshab (engraving)
1587483 The Persian War, the Charge of the 3rd Bombay Cavalry, at the Battle of Kooshab (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Persian War)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: 'The Asia'dismasted by a Waterspout, on her Passage from Port Phillip to Bombay (engraving)

"The Asia"dismasted by a Waterspout, on her Passage from Port Phillip to Bombay (engraving)
1618951 " The Asia" dismasted by a Waterspout, on her Passage from Port Phillip to Bombay (engraving) by Read, Samuel (1816-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Reinforcements for Uganda, Arrival of an Indian Contingent at Mombasa (litho)

Reinforcements for Uganda, Arrival of an Indian Contingent at Mombasa (litho)
1615193 Reinforcements for Uganda, Arrival of an Indian Contingent at Mombasa (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reinforcements for Uganda)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Making Arches in the Streets of Bombay for the Arrival of the Prince of Wales (engraving)

Making Arches in the Streets of Bombay for the Arrival of the Prince of Wales (engraving)
1621444 Making Arches in the Streets of Bombay for the Arrival of the Prince of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Marquis of Wellesleys Monument, Bombay (engraving)

The Marquis of Wellesleys Monument, Bombay (engraving)
1621442 The Marquis of Wellesleys Monument, Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marquis of Wellesleys Monument, Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: View of Poonah, near Bombay (engraving)

View of Poonah, near Bombay (engraving)
1621427 View of Poonah, near Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Poonah, near Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Prince of Wales viewing the Illuminations at Bombay (engraving)

The Prince of Wales viewing the Illuminations at Bombay (engraving)
1621544 The Prince of Wales viewing the Illuminations at Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales viewing the Illuminations at Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Lord Harris, the New Governor of Bombay (b / w photo)

Lord Harris, the New Governor of Bombay (b / w photo)
1626685 Lord Harris, the New Governor of Bombay (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Harris, the New Governor of Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: An Indian Hill Sanitarium, Purandhar, near Poona, Bombay (engraving)

An Indian Hill Sanitarium, Purandhar, near Poona, Bombay (engraving)
1626586 An Indian Hill Sanitarium, Purandhar, near Poona, Bombay (engraving) by Jennings, E. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Indian Hill Sanitarium, Purandhar, near Poona, Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The National Cat Show at the Crystal Palace, 29 and 30 October (litho)

The National Cat Show at the Crystal Palace, 29 and 30 October (litho)
1628505 The National Cat Show at the Crystal Palace, 29 and 30 October (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The National Cat Show at the Crystal Palace)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, the Indian Empire (engraving)

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, the Indian Empire (engraving)
1624565 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, the Indian Empire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, the Indian Empire)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Amatonga Deputation to England (engraving)

The Amatonga Deputation to England (engraving)
1595097 The Amatonga Deputation to England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Amatonga Deputation to England)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, India (engraving)

Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, India (engraving)
1591926 Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, India)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Parsee Cemetery near Bombay (engraving)

Parsee Cemetery near Bombay (engraving)
1594572 Parsee Cemetery near Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parsee Cemetery near Bombay. Illustration for The Pictorial Times, 6 November 1847)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: Jubilee Celebrations in Bombay (engraving)

Jubilee Celebrations in Bombay (engraving)
1594776 Jubilee Celebrations in Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jubilee Celebrations in Bombay)

Background imageCity Of Bombay Collection: The Transvaal Crisis, Troops for the Cape (b / w photo)

The Transvaal Crisis, Troops for the Cape (b / w photo)
1592739 The Transvaal Crisis, Troops for the Cape (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal Crisis, Troops for the Cape)




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"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.