City Of Calcutta Collection (page 8)

Post Office, Calcutta (b / w photo)
2810832 Post Office, Calcutta (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Post Office, Calcutta)

Another View from the High Court, Calcutta (b / w photo)
2810830 Another View from the High Court, Calcutta (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Another View from the High Court, Calcutta)

Marble Hall, Government House, Calcutta (b / w photo)
2810822 Marble Hall, Government House, Calcutta (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marble Hall, Government House, Calcutta)

Pictures from India (engraving)
2785710 Pictures from India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictures from India)

An English ship from Calcutta carrying a load of animals for the zoo... (colour litho)
2778138 An English ship from Calcutta carrying a load of animals for the zoo... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, to be placed in the Townhall of Calcutta (engraving)
1619313 Statue of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, to be placed in the Townhall of Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy)

The Regiment of Loodianah (Gordons Sikhs) on their Voyage down the Goumtee from Lucknow
1618522 The Regiment of Loodianah (Gordons Sikhs) on their Voyage down the Goumtee from Lucknow, to embark at Calcutta for Rangoon (engraving) by English School

Lady Dufferin presenting New Colours to the 18th Bengal Infantry, at Calcutta (engraving)
1623143 Lady Dufferin presenting New Colours to the 18th Bengal Infantry, at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Looshai Expedition, shipping Elephants on Board the Simla at Calcutta (engraving)
1626290 The Looshai Expedition, shipping Elephants on Board the Simla at Calcutta (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Looshai Expedition)

The Reinforcements for Canada, shipping Horses on Board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the Hydraulic Crane (engraving)
1620103 The Reinforcements for Canada, shipping Horses on Board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the Hydraulic Crane (engraving) by English School

The May Meetings of 1846 (engraving)
1594110 The May Meetings of 1846 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The May Meetings of 1846. Illustration for The Pictorial Times, 2 May 1846)

Departure of the Baltic Fleet from Spithead (engraving)
1602351 Departure of the Baltic Fleet from Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Departure of the Baltic Fleet from Spithead)

The Calcutta Races, Vanitas winning the Viceroys Cup, 26 December 1898 (litho)
1598399 The Calcutta Races, Vanitas winning the Viceroys Cup, 26 December 1898 (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Calcutta Races)

Government House, Calcutta (b / w photo)
1598352 Government House, Calcutta (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Government House, Calcutta)

New Screw Steam-Ships (engraving)
1613536 New Screw Steam-Ships (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Screw Steam-Ships. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 February 1872)

Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta (engraving)
1611981 Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta)

The Calcutta Obsequies of Lord Mayo, Arrival of the Coffin at Government House (engraving)
1613629 The Calcutta Obsequies of Lord Mayo, Arrival of the Coffin at Government House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Animals exhibited at the Calcutta Agricultural Show (engraving)
1613054 Animals exhibited at the Calcutta Agricultural Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals exhibited at the Calcutta Agricultural Show)

Cup presented to the Calcutta Swimming Club (engraving)
1615951 Cup presented to the Calcutta Swimming Club (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cup presented to the Calcutta Swimming Club)

Sale at Calcutta of Valuable Government Presents and Lucknow Jewels (engraving)
1612528 Sale at Calcutta of Valuable Government Presents and Lucknow Jewels (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Harrington (fl.1842-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of the late Right Honourable James Wilson, Finance Minister for India, by John Steell, RSA
1610701 Statue of the late Right Honourable James Wilson, Finance Minister for India, by John Steell, RSA, to be erected at Calcutta (engraving) by English School

Railway from Calcutta to Delhi (engraving)
1625695 Railway from Calcutta to Delhi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway from Calcutta to Delhi)

Dom Duarte, the new King of Portugal, rejecting the plea of his physician, Guedelha
5217572 Dom Duarte, the new King of Portugal, rejecting the plea of his physician, Guedelha, that he should not be proclaimed king before noon due to an inauspicious reading of the stars

Water from a jug held by a statue in a garden pouring onto the head of French potter Bernard Palissy (colour litho)
5217551 Water from a jug held by a statue in a garden pouring onto the head of French potter Bernard Palissy (colour litho) by Mills

The Bank of Bengal, in Calcutta (engraving)
5213424 The Bank of Bengal, in Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bank of Bengal, in Calcutta, Messrs Mackintosh, Burn, and Co, Architects)

Merchants of Calcutta, "Marwaris", i e, natives of Marwar in Rajpootana (engraving)
967389 Merchants of Calcutta, " Marwaris", i e, natives of Marwar in Rajpootana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merchants of Calcutta)

Bishop Heber (engraving)
964445 Bishop Heber (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reginald Heber)

Miss E Place, JP (b / w photo)
3651126 Miss E Place, JP (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss E Place, JP)

A Rain-Gambling House in Calcutta (litho)
1042036 A Rain-Gambling House in Calcutta (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rain-Gambling House in Calcutta)

Off to the Front, the Indian Contingent leaving for the Front (litho)
1043233 Off to the Front, the Indian Contingent leaving for the Front (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Off to the Front)

The Visit of HRH the Duke of Clarence and Avondale to India, 1890 (b / w photo)
1055876 The Visit of HRH the Duke of Clarence and Avondale to India, 1890 (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Government House, Calcutta (engraving)
1049364 Government House, Calcutta (engraving) by Smith, Walter Granville (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Government House, Calcutta)

The Port of Calcutta (engraving)
962058 The Port of Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Port of Calcutta)

New Eden Hospital for Women and Children, Calcutta (engraving)
1061159 New Eden Hospital for Women and Children, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Eden Hospital for Women and Children, Calcutta)

Entry of the Prince of Wales into Calcutta (engraving)
1059368 Entry of the Prince of Wales into Calcutta (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entry of the Prince of Wales into Calcutta)

Round the World Yachting in the "Ceylon", XIV, Calcutta (engraving)
1060699 Round the World Yachting in the " Ceylon", XIV, Calcutta (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta (engraving)
1059099 The Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta)

After the Arrival of the Prince, Calcutta (engraving)
1059079 After the Arrival of the Prince, Calcutta (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Arrival of the Prince, Calcutta)

Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Ezra Hospital for
1055005 Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Ezra Hospital for Jews, Calcutta (engraving) by English School

The Prince of Wales in Calcutta (engraving)
1059098 The Prince of Wales in Calcutta (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales in Calcutta)

Statue of Lord Mayo at Calcutta, unveiled by the Prince of Wales on New-Years Day (engraving)
1105839 Statue of Lord Mayo at Calcutta, unveiled by the Prince of Wales on New-Years Day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sketches in Calcutta (engraving)
1105826 Sketches in Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Calcutta)

Grand Encampment of the Order of the Star of India at Calcutta, 1 January 1876 (engraving)
1106105 Grand Encampment of the Order of the Star of India at Calcutta, 1 January 1876 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Royal Visit to Benares (engraving)
1105876 The Royal Visit to Benares (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Visit to Benares)

Sketches at the Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta (engraving)
1105898 Sketches at the Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Government House Fort and Dalhousie Barracks, Calcutta (engraving)
1099399 Government House Fort and Dalhousie Barracks, Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Government House Fort and Dalhousie Barracks, Calcutta)

Pastoral Staff made for the Late Bishop of Calcutta (engraving)
1103655 Pastoral Staff made for the Late Bishop of Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pastoral Staff made for the Late Bishop of Calcutta)

The Late Right Reverend Dr Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta (engraving)
1103652 The Late Right Reverend Dr Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Right Reverend Dr Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta)

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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.