Title

'Calcutta - Clive Street', c1900. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Calcutta - Clive Street', c1900. Clive Street, Calcutta, West Bengal, named after Robert Clive (1725-1774) a military general in the East India Company. In 1745, Clive transferred from Madras to Calcutta where he fought against the French forces in the Battle of the Carnatic, 1749, which lead to British rule of Calcutta. [Art Union, Calcutta, c1900]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C76_149

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

81,8Mb (3,6Mb) / 21,9in x 14,5in / 6564 x 4355 (300dpi)

Keywords

city road building buildings India Indian street country lane avenue Calcutta West Bengal location century sepia B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W 20th century The Print Collector Hindoostan TGN photograph postcard Kolkata Unknown Robert Baron 1st Baron Clive of Plassey Robert Clive Clive Lord Clive Clive of India Plassey Art Union Calcutta Clive Street Netaji Subhas Road Netaji Subhash Road Robert Clive Art Union photograph postcard