City Of Calcutta Collection (page 6)

New Market, Kolkata (b / w photo)
3104502 New Market, Kolkata (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Market, Kolkata)

Kali Temple (colour photo)
3106275 Kali Temple (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kali Temple. Illustration for Peoples of All Nations by J A Hammerton (Fleetway)

Monument Erected to the Memory of the Sufferers in the Black Hole, Calcutta (engraving)
671010 Monument Erected to the Memory of the Sufferers in the Black Hole, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Right Rev Daniel Wilson (engraving)
669621 The Right Rev Daniel Wilson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Rev Daniel Wilson, Lord Bishop of Calcutta)

Statue of General Sir James Outram, for Calcutta, now in Waterloo Place (engraving)
602911 Statue of General Sir James Outram, for Calcutta, now in Waterloo Place (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of General Sir James Outram)

Indian Sketches (engraving)
1099833 Indian Sketches (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Sketches. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Equestrian Statue of Lord Hardinge, to be erected at Calcutta, by J H Foley, RA (engraving)
2772628 Equestrian Statue of Lord Hardinge, to be erected at Calcutta, by J H Foley, RA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Governor-Generals Body-Guard, Calcutta (colour litho)
2796721 The Governor-Generals Body-Guard, Calcutta (colour litho) by Bunnett, H. (fl.1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Governor-Generals Body-Guard, Calcutta)

Hooghly Bridge, Calcutta, India (photo)
6032483 Hooghly Bridge, Calcutta, India (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hooghly Bridge, Calcutta, India)

Bias brings the oxen of Iphiclus to Neleus (colour litho)
5997326 Bias brings the oxen of Iphiclus to Neleus (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bias brings the oxen of Iphiclus to Neleus)

The Courthouse at Calcutta (engraving)
1626009 The Courthouse at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Courthouse at Calcutta)

The Ship "Centaur, "of Calcutta, lost on the Coast of Arabia (engraving)
1618394 The Ship " Centaur, " of Calcutta, lost on the Coast of Arabia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ship " Centaur)

Statue of Lord Roberts unveiled at Calcutta by the Viceroy, Lord Elgin (litho)
1615386 Statue of Lord Roberts unveiled at Calcutta by the Viceroy, Lord Elgin (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Scholar of the Native Female Schools of the Church Missionary Society, Calcutta (engraving)
1594556 A Scholar of the Native Female Schools of the Church Missionary Society, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Unveiling the Statue of Sir James Outram at Calcutta (engraving)
1589138 Unveiling the Statue of Sir James Outram at Calcutta (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unveiling the Statue of Sir James Outram at Calcutta)

Hostilities in the Punjaub, Overthrow of the Sikhs (engraving)
1593984 Hostilities in the Punjaub, Overthrow of the Sikhs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hostilities in the Punjaub, Overthrow of the Sikhs)

The Floating Steam Fire-Engine Hooghly, for Use at Calcutta (engraving)
1611034 The Floating Steam Fire-Engine Hooghly, for Use at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Floating Steam Fire-Engine Hooghly)

Les souffrances et la mort de 123 prisonniers anglais, dans la guerre des Indes (engraving)
5992999 Les souffrances et la mort de 123 prisonniers anglais, dans la guerre des Indes (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

India: The Burning Ghat, Calcutta (engraving)
6007432 India: The Burning Ghat, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burning Ghat, Calcutta)

Bloody episodes of the uprising in India (colour litho)
2784141 Bloody episodes of the uprising in India (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bloody episodes of the uprising in India)

The Pool at Calcutta (engraving)
2771409 The Pool at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pool at Calcutta)

Calcutta, La Rue Clive (colour photo)
2817337 Calcutta, La Rue Clive (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calcutta, La Rue Clive)

Jain Temple Garden, Calcutta (b / w photo)
2810837 Jain Temple Garden, Calcutta (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jain Temple Garden, Calcutta)

Old Court House Street, Calcutta (b / w photo)
2810835 Old Court House Street, Calcutta (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Court House Street, Calcutta)

Drawing Room, Government House, Calcutta (b / w photo)
2810821 Drawing Room, Government House, Calcutta (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing Room, Government House, Calcutta)

Jain Temple, Calcutta (coloured photo)
2810790 Jain Temple, Calcutta (coloured photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jain Temple, Calcutta)

Une scene funeraire, a Calcutta (engraving)
2814174 Une scene funeraire, a Calcutta (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une scene funeraire, a Calcutta)

Calcutta Sparrow Hawk, illustration from A History of the Birds of Europe Not Observed in the British Isles by Charles
LLM339081 Calcutta Sparrow Hawk, illustration from A History of the Birds of Europe Not Observed in the British Isles by Charles Robert Bree (1811-86)

The Riots in Calcutta, Military and Police clearing the Streets (litho)
1042439 The Riots in Calcutta, Military and Police clearing the Streets (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Riots in Calcutta)

Sketches in India (engraving)
1105891 Sketches in India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in India)

Rajahs introduced to each other while waiting for the Prince of Wales at Calcutta (engraving)
1105875 Rajahs introduced to each other while waiting for the Prince of Wales at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Calcutta Exhibition (engraving)
1107382 The Calcutta Exhibition (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Calcutta Exhibition)

Government House, Calcutta (engraving)
1105829 Government House, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Government House, Calcutta)

Some of the Princes Presents, shipping Wild Animals on Board the "Osborne"at Calcutta (engraving)
1059183 Some of the Princes Presents, shipping Wild Animals on Board the " Osborne" at Calcutta (engraving) by Nash

Epochs of the British Army - The Restoration (colour litho)
960852 Epochs of the British Army - The Restoration (colour litho) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Restoration)

Epochs of the British Army - The Georgian Epoch (colour litho)
960851 Epochs of the British Army - The Georgian Epoch (colour litho) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Georgian Epoch)

Epochs of the British Army - Epoch of Marlborough (colour litho)
960847 Epochs of the British Army - Epoch of Marlborough (colour litho) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epoch of Marlborough)

Epochs of the British Army - The Commonwealth (colour litho)
960846 Epochs of the British Army - The Commonwealth (colour litho) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Commonwealth - 1658, depicting three British soldiers)

House in the European Quarter, Calcutta, India (engraving)
962056 House in the European Quarter, Calcutta, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: House in the European Quarter, Calcutta, India)

St Pauls Cathedral, Calcutta (engraving)
1101491 St Pauls Cathedral, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Pauls Cathedral, Calcutta)

The Alipore Gaol, Calcutta (engraving)
1099552 The Alipore Gaol, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Alipore Gaol, Calcutta)

The Captives in the "Black Hole"(engraving)
664086 The Captives in the " Black Hole" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Obelisk erected in memory of the sufferers at the Black Hole of Calcutta (engraving)
662487 Obelisk erected in memory of the sufferers at the Black Hole of Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cyclone at Calcutta (engraving)
671428 Cyclone at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cyclone at Calcutta. Illustration for The Sea by F Whymper (Cassell, c 1890)

Margaret Roper, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, visiting her father in prison, 1535 (litho)
5217568 Margaret Roper, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, visiting her father in prison, 1535 (litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret Roper)

Father Damien, Belgian Catholic missionary, on his mission to the leper colony on Molokai, Hawaii
5217561 Father Damien, Belgian Catholic missionary, on his mission to the leper colony on Molokai, Hawaii, 1873-1889 (colour litho) by Mills

How a Boy Becomes a Lamb: the witch gets Pulga down from the tree (colour litho)
5997319 How a Boy Becomes a Lamb: the witch gets Pulga down from the tree (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: How a Boy Becomes a Lamb)

Bengal, India (engraving)
6003635 Bengal, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bengal, India. Illustration for The Childrens Friend (1890).); © Look and Learn

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage and History of the City of Calcutta" Step into the enchanting world of Calcutta, a city steeped in history and culture. From its early days as a bustling trading post to its role as the capital of British India, Calcutta has witnessed countless stories unfold within its vibrant streets. In an engraving by Sir Acquin Martin, we catch a glimpse of the city's architectural beauty with intricate details adorning Hindu buildings in Kolkata. This handcoloured copperplate drawing by Andrea Bernieri showcases the diverse influences that have shaped this metropolis over centuries. View of Calcutta, c. 1790, captured on canvas, transports us back to an era when grandeur and opulence defined this thriving hub. The painting depicts a scene showcasing various nationalities known in India – from Northern Indian to Mongol, Persian to Mughal – highlighting Calcutta's cosmopolitan nature even then. However, not all chapters in Calcutta's history are filled with splendor. In 1885, tragedy struck as General Charles George Gordon fell victim to Mahdists' violence in Khartoum. Similarly grim is "Terrorism in British India, " depicted vividly through colour lithography – reminding us of turbulent times faced by this city. Calamity also befell during famines that plagued Bengal; engravings like "The Famine in India" and "The Famine in Bengal" capture heart-wrenching scenes where locals struggled for survival amidst scarcity. These images serve as poignant reminders of resilience amid adversity. Yet amidst darkness emerges hope - black-and-white photographs reveal Burning Ghat at Calcutta where rituals symbolize life's cyclical nature while Aarons rod swallowing serpents signifies triumph over evil forces depicted through colourful lithography. Notable figures also left their mark on this illustrious city: Surajah Dowlah, Nawab of Bengal, is immortalized in a lithograph.