Sujet
The Calcutta Exhibition, 1883. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The Calcutta Exhibition, 1883. 'Outram Statue. Sheds of Indian Section. Entrance in Chowringhee Road. Jewel House. United Service Club...The portion to the right hand...consists of the Indian Museum, which contains specimens of the antiquities, geology, and natural history of India. There is a new brick building on this side, in which is deposited, for the present, the collection of jewels of priceless value, borrowed from native chiefs and princes...a garden walk has been made; with a stand for a band and a refreshment-saloon where Australian barmaids will attend...[Inside] a walled inclosure...are situated the Indian section of exhibits, the machinery shed, a shed for military exhibits, and a diorama, besides refreshment-rooms for Europeans and natives...A plain girder bridge, with planked wooden sides, forms a communication between the two separate portions of the exhibition. The sheds behind the jewel-room are hidden by it and the trees in the next compound, in our Illustration; showing only the top of the Indian section building...Mr. Joubert, the contractor, expects to realise a profit from it, but the Government of India will require the expenses incurred in preparing the Exhibition to be first defrayed by the receipts'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A50_493
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
24,6Mo (2,8Mo) / 30,9cm x 20,0cm / 3652 x 2359 (300dpi)