| RCS/Y3022L contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 78 |
St Paul's Cathedral |
| 79 |
Interior of St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta |
| 80 |
Dhurrumtollah Mosque |
| 81 |
Bengal Hindu Temple |
| 82 |
Calcutta Race Stand |
| 83 |
Madras looking north |
| 84 |
Madras Harbour |
| 85 |
Musahah [massulah] boat for conveying passengers to steamers |
| 86 |
Catamaran for fishing |
| 87 |
Sea Gate of the Fort |
| 88 |
Government Offices in Fort |
| See later --> |
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R. Elsy Collection on India and Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka]
| Title |
Madras looking north |
| Reference |
Y3022L/83 |
| Creator |
John P Nicholas and Co |
| Covering Dates |
1875 (The date is approximate.) |
| Extent and Medium |
Fair condition, some fading at edges. |
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| Content and context |
277x225mm. View from the Promenade looking north along the waterfront. Part of Fort St George and the Saluting Battery can be seen in the left foreground, with the 142 foot granite Doric column of the Lighthouse (built 1838-44). The spire on the skyline belongs to the Roman Catholic Cathedral. This appears to date from before 1875, when work started on the two breakwaters which were to enclose the 1000 foot screw-pile pier (opened in 1862) and create an artificial harbour. The pier itself can be seen here but there is no sign of the breakwaters. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| Chennai |
| India |
| No further on-line information. |
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