Caption

European colonial rulers and their Indian servants on a boat in Cochin, India. A group of European colonial rulers and finely dressed ladies sit elevated on the roof of a river boat. In contrast, there are the Indian rowers with turbans at the bottom, which propel the boat forward at night, 1882, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical

Date

Jun 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H17_397

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

134.2Mb (44.7Mb) / 28.0in x 18.6in / 8404 x 5582 (300dpi)

Keywords

several deserted dark darkness black date past roof history headgear turban clothing drawing traditional costume water sports sport rowing boat boat accurate lady woman water river body of water India Asia athletic sit classic illustration depiction tradition mood Indian Asian typical traditional antiquity historic female dressed group contrast elevated atmospheric restored night shot contemporary recreational activity drawn european row rowing rower person contemporary history file authentic riverboat woodcut restoration fit former vintage sketch Traditional clothing printing method travel photography Kochi replication 19th century colonial Historic illustration Valet Wood engraving servant Coloniser finely dressed bunch of no one clothes traditional attire rowboat precise waterfront waters physical fitness classical representation custom atmosphere Asiatic characteristic ancient times historical clothed increased at night oarsman Human being real river boat xylograph reconstruction Traditional dress nineteenth century Historical illustration multiple No People attire exact sportive clad night People realistic woodprint Cochin reproduction 1900s nobody athlete genuine replica uninhabited copy empty dates pasts roofs headgears turbans drawings traditional costumes water sport sports rowing boats boats ladies women rivers sitting illustrations depictions traditions Altertum females groups contrasts nightshot recreational activities rowers persons files riverboats woodcuts restorations formerly traditional clothes printing methods 19th-century Historic illustrations traditional attires rowboats physically fit classically customs historically night view night-time oarsmen human reconstructions Historical illustrations nighttime replicas on black dress costume costumes women's woman's womans girl water body Water area open water sits seated perched depicting traditionally historical image history image history images moody night photograph rows individual individuals restoration work vintage-styled attires representing night picture night photo humans sporty sporting