PRINTS FROM "VIEWS OF CALCUTTA"

a) William Wood
Chowringhee Road. Manohur Doss's Tank
1833
Later hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Print size: 8.5 x 14.5 in (21.7 x 36.8 cm)
Sheet size: 10.75 x 15.25 in (27 x 38.8 cm)

This lithograph derives from plate 10 from William Wood's 'Views of Calcutta'. This view is the only one of Wood's series to show specifically Indian-style dwellings in Calcutta. They are near the first of the large 'tanks', or manmade reservoirs, on the edge of the Chowringhee district. The tanks were used as a general water-supply, for bathing and washing by the inhabitants of the city. (Source: British Online Library)

b) William Wood
Kyderpoor Bridge
1833
Later hand-coloured lithograph on paper
Print size: 8.5 x 14 in (21.3 x 35.6 cm)
Sheet size: 10.75 x 15.25 in (27.5 x 38.5 cm)

This lithograph is taken from plate 26 of William Wood's 'Views of Calcutta'. The Kidderpore Bridge lay at the end of the course, the road that crossed the Maidan. It was built in 1826 and was the earliest stone-and-iron suspension bridge in India. Kidderpore, Alipore and Bhowanipore were three suburbs of Calcutta, south of the Maidan. They were set apart from it by the canal known as Tolly's Nullah (a canal), which necessitated the building of such bridges. (Source: British Library Board)

(Set of two)

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