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TITLE: Views of Calcutta Environs
AUTHOR: Sir Charles D'Oyly Bart
PUBLISHER: Dickinson & Co
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1848
BINDING: Later dark brown leather bound with gilt border on the front and back covers
NO.OF PAGES: 26 lithographs including 1 lithograph title page + 23 lithograph plates + 2 plates with 2 illustrations in each
SIZE:
Height: 68 cm
Width: 48 cm
Depth: 2.5 cm
D'Oyly, a prolific and gifted artist, was a pupil of George Chinnery. D'Oyly's lithographs, along with Fraser's aquatints, portray the topographical beauty of Calcutta in the 1830s, along with the surrounding countryside.
Colour plates in order:
1. (Lithographed title).
2. Government House from St. Andrews Library
3. View near the Circular Road
4. Garden Reach
5. Custom House Wharf
6. Town and Port of Calcutta
7. Banyan Tree
8. Church. Entrance to the Dhurumtolla
9. Mosque at Borranypore
10. Procession of the Churruckpooja (This plate is a large panaromic plate)
11. Office of the Sudder Boardof Revenue from Kyd Street
12. General View of Calcutta, from the entrance to the Water Gate of Fort William
13. View in Clive Street
14. View in the Serampore Road
15. Calcutta from the Old Course
16. St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta
17. Menagerie at Baruckpore Park / Entrance to Baruckpore Park
18. View in the Village of Sheebpore
19. The Bishop's College / The Mahommedan College
20. Suspension Bridge at Alipore over Tolly's Nulla
21. View of part of Chowringhee
22. Statue of the Marquis of Hastings in Tank Square
23. Hindoo Mut in the Chitpore Bazaar
24. Esplanade
25. Hindoo Temple near the Strand Road
26. ChowrihgheeRoad from No. XI Esplanade
This lot will be sold in "as is" condition.
There may be some minor tears/creases scratches, or holes commensurate with age that may not be visible in the images.
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