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Photographs from pictures of the East India Company's Settlements. Photographer(s):...
Catalogue reference: Photo 176
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 176
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Title (The name of the record)
- Photographs from pictures of the East India Company's Settlements. Photographer(s): Unknown.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1909
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Description (What the record is about)
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Loose prints on card mounts. The collection consists of a series of photographic copies of oil paintings by Lambert and Scott made in 1731 of East India Company settlements at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Tellichery, Cape of Good Hope and St Helena. The prints show some fading and yellowing and are not suitable for reproduction as copies. The original paintings remain in the India Office Library collection (see Mildred Archer, The India Office Collection of Paintings and Sculpture (The British Library, London, 1986)).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- Not applicable
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 items
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Unrestricted. Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- 23 November 1909.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 170 mm x 280 mm to 194 mm x 289 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8f496d0a-bbdc-498e-a162-51c0326db2fa/
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Photographs from pictures of the East India Company's Settlements. Photographer(s): Unknown.