Dwellings - India

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-027

Description: Tall buildings seen behind picket fences. The Post Office is on the far left, Lindsay Street to its right. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1833

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857; Carver, Robert, active 1940s

Reference: B-041-021/033

Description: Illustrations of Chowringhee Road, Esplanade Row, the New General Hospital, Kyderpoor Bridge, the Fort. B-041-021 is the title page for this group of images The Library holds twelve of the full collection of twenty-eight lithographs Quantity: 13 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithographs 212 x 355 mm, on sheets 360 x 520 mm Provenance: Presented by Mr Robert Carver, Wellington, 8.5.47

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-025

Description: Large buildings including the Calcutta Club House viewed from a distance across an open space. Families and other groups are promenading in the foreground, with a palinquin being carried by four men on the left Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm

Date: 1815 - 1830 - 1845 - 1816 - 1833 - 1851

By: Burt, John, active 1815-1851; Hewitt, Ann Penelope, 1884-1972

Reference: E-249-q

Description: Scrapbook, chiefly of mounted press cuttings, contributions to the Launceston Examiner, 1845-1851 by Burt about his time on St Helena in 1815; with 4 pages of items dated 1896. Drawings are "Banks of River Hoogly" by Dr A. Beale, and 4 of Bengal, 1 of Napoleon's Tomb at St Helena by John Burt (some signed 1830 - 1833). Loose sketches by Burt and Beale transferred to A-126-016/027. Mounted sketches are entitled 'Saugor 1830, J. Burt'; 'Shikapoor Bungalow, Saugar Island, Bengal, May 21st 1833 / sketched by J. B.'; 'Kotub Minar'; ['Sunset behind an Arab or Indian fortress by the sea'] and 'Tomb of Napoleon at St Helena / by J. Burt', this last possibly dated 1816. There are also an engraving of Napoleon and a second engraving, loose in the back of the volume, entitled 'Shade of Napoleon visiting his tomb' Inscriptions: On flyleaf: Mrs John Burt Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: 31 pages, including 5 watercolours and 1 ink and crayon drawing, page size 161 x 220 mm or smaller. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - 1982, DPP acc. no 82-151.

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-026

Description: Tall buildings seen across flat land. A flock of sheep is being driven across the foreground on the left, groups of people are moving around and two men are resting their palanquin on the ground Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-022

Description: Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, viewed from across a river. Three people are washing clothes or gathering water in the foreground, while a flamingo stands to the left. Across the river are two imposing buildings behind walls Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1830

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Burt, John, active 1815-1851

Reference: E-249-q-002

Description: A view of large European buildings on a riverbank in Saugor, central India. There are rowboats in the river, one inscribed Ship Bombay. Part of a larger sailing ship, possibly the Bombay, is visible on the right, tied up in the river Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - in red brushpoint: J. Burt. Saugor 1830 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card glued to album page, 161 x 222 mm

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-024

Description: Tall buildings seen across flat land. A donkey stands in the left foreground. Government House is a large colonaded building with a central dome towards the right, the Treasury on the far left Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-030

Description: Tall buildings seen across flat land. Four sheep are grazing in the right foreground, groups of people are moving around and a carriage and a bullock cart are on the street in the middle distance Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1861 - 1866

By: Beale, Anthony, 1817-1880; Hewitt, Ann Penelope, 1884-1972; Burt, John, active 1815-1851

Reference: A-126-023/027

Description: A126-023: `Dr Beales tent, Gov. Gen. Camp Jubblepor 22 Jan 1861', showing the interior of a military doctor's tent with bed and table and an outer section with perhaps a self-portrait of a soldier sitting at a desk. Other military tents visible beyond the open tent door; A-126-024 (on verso of 023) `Jat Leny [?] Jubbulpore 28th Jan 1861' shows an Indian soldier on a horse, an elephant's head, a person carrying a huge bundle, the back end of a bullock and people shaded by a large tent, open at the sides; A-126-025: `From Black Gang Chair, June 9 [18]63. A. B.', shows a view looking along a sea beach with cliffs and two people on an otherwise deserted beach; A-126-026: `From Ridgeway where Uncle and Aunt John lived for some time taking care of sisters family' shows a city viewed from across a river with a large tree in the foreground; A-126-027: `Only fancy' shows a landscape with hills and trees. Quantity: 5 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolours, some with pencil on paper 170 x 120 mm or smaller. Transfers: Transferred from Mss Section in 1982 - From Manuscripts & Archives - 1982, DPP acc. no 82-159 to -162.

Date: 1876 - 1881

From: Gilmore, George Charles 1851-1935 :[Scenes in India, Ceylon, and Africa] 1876-1881

Reference: A-094-010

Description: Shows a sketch of the entrance steps of a bungalow, where two European men are meeting Indian patients who have arrived to collect their medicine. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 180 x 200 mm.

Date: 1876 - 1881

From: Gilmore, George Charles 1851-1935 :[Scenes in India, Ceylon, and Africa] 1876-1881

Reference: A-094-033

Description: Shows a field in a tea plantation, with several buildings in it, including the native clerk's house and a stable. There is a kapok tree at the right. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 252 x 355 mm.

Date: 1876 - 1881

From: Gilmore, George Charles 1851-1935 :[Scenes in India, Ceylon, and Africa] 1876-1881

Reference: A-094-023

Description: Shows a scene in front of a residence with a circular driveway of garden in front of it. One elephant with a driver and two hunters on board is going out the gateway in the right foreground, while another elephant is still kneeling in front of the house, while it is loaded. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 180 x 205 mm.

Date: 1878

From: Gilmore, George Charles 1851-1935 :[Scenes in India, Ceylon, and Africa] 1876-1881

Reference: A-094-028

Description: Shows a busy area bounded by two bungalows and a storage shed. In the centre foreground a man in a cloak walks towards the right. Two small children walk in fron of him, one with a parasol. At the left a child in a wide coolie hat carries a folded parasol, and accompanies a child with a garden fork and a boy with a tray on his head. In the right background walk four adults, the first two carrying parasols, followed by two turbaned attendants carrying sticks. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 181 x 265 mm.

Date: 1881

From: Gilmore, George Charles 1851-1935 :[Scenes in India, Ceylon, and Africa] 1876-1881

Reference: A-094-042

Description: Shows a group of Naga men pausing in front of two large-trunked trees near a village. Several wear cone-shaped packs on their backs. All the men wear their hair in a short bobbed style, while the two women at the far left have their hair tied back. One of the women tends a small campfire. Of the seven men, four are wearing loincloths and the other three wear knee-length tunics. Some of the village huts can be seen in the background, beside stands of bamboo and palm trees. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 180 x 267 mm.

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-028

Description: Tall buildings seen across flat land. Speke Street joins Chowringhee Road on the right. Several men are watching sheep on the land in the foreground and carriages and people can be seen going along the roads Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1830

From: Burt, John fl 1815-1851 :Literary fragments / by John Burt, written about the years 1845-51 in Westbury, near Launceston, Tasmania.

By: Beale, Anthony, 1817-1880

Reference: E-249-q-021

Description: A view across a broad river (a tributary of the Ganges), with sails on the water. A large tree and two small houses are on the riverbank in the right foreground, with several figures seated or standing nearby Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - in penci. Banks of the River Hoogly. A. Beale Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card glued to album page, 114 x 169 mm

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-029

Description: Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, viewed from across a flat open space. Imposing buildings are behind walls to the left, people are moving along the street, Park Street runs to the run and the Asiatic Society's building is also on the right Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1862

From: Simpson, William, 1823-1899 :Sketchbook. India, Madras, Bombay and voyage home. 1861-1862.

Reference: E-063-023

Description: Rough sketch showing a native house with two figures outside. Trees are shown growing nearby. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, page size 78 x 138 mm

Date: 1887

From: Pritchett, Robert Taylor, 1823-1907 :Sketches for Lady Brassey's `Last Voyage'. 1886-1887.

By: Pritchett, Robert Taylor, 1823-1907

Reference: E-022-q-013

Description: A view of a village with a stupa tower in its centre, sea on the left and crowds of people on the beach Reproduced as a chromolithograph with title Religious festival, Malibar Point, Bombay, in The last voyage, Lady Brassey, 1887, opposite page 70 Other Titles - Hindu Extended Title - From his Sketches for Lady Brassey's "Last voyage". Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - date Dec 5 1887, in pencil; bottom right: monogram, in red ink; beneath image: title, in red ink Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sheet 305 x 207 mm.