Légende

Fort William, Calcutta, India, c1731. The Nawab of Bengal granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by the Company into Fort William. Calcutta became the centre of British influence in India. One of six paintings commissioned by the East India Company.

Date

1731

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_461

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (1,6Mo) / 42,6cm x 29,4cm / 5030 x 3473 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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