Title

Front of the old East India House, London, 1894. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Front of the old East India House, London, 1894. Founded in 1600, the British East India Company effectively ruled India from 1757 until after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 when the administration of the territory was transferred to the British government. This building in Leadenhall Street served as the company's headquarters from 1648 until 1726. From India Office Records by Danvers. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume IV, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1894.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1894

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C29_456

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,5Mb) / 12,2in x 15,9in / 3665 x 4762 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior building buildings England architecture commerce trade ship ships century city of london facade outside B&W MONOCHROME 17th century sailing ship headquarters hq 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century façade nineteenth century seventeenth century The Print Collector British Empire colonialism East India Company East India House TGN engraving Unknown Green John Richard Green John Richard John Richard Green engraving