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View from High Court, Calcutta, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022U/6

Scope and Contents

282 x 205 mm. View from the roof of the High Court on Esplanade Row West looking eastwards across the city. At the right is the Maidan, with the Government House gardens running across the centre of the print and the Ochterlony Monument beyond. The Maidan is bounded at its eastern end by Chowringhee Road which can be seen here as far as the Indian Museum (extreme right of print, background). At the left of the print are the buildings along the Esplanade: the Town Hall immediately next to the High Court, beyond that the Treasury and on the farther side of Government Place West, Government House and its gardens. At the far end of the Esplanade, where it meets Chowringhee Road and Dhurrumtollah Road, is the Dhurrumtollah Tank, filled in at the turn of the century to become the Curzon Gardens. In the foreground, in front of the Town Hall is the statue by Richard Westmacott of Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General of India 1828-35. No. 2599.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1889

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Originator(s)

Bourne and Shepherd

Finding aid date

2011-01-18 15:44:20+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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