Additional Makers
Publisher - Robert Sayer
Description
View of the fort in the middle distance, a Union Jack fluttering on the left, across a bay in the foreground, where ships with Union Jacks sailing, three local men pulling fishing nets out at the bank in the foreground; published state. 1754. Hand-coloured etching with engraving.
Inscription
Lettered below image with title in English continuing: "belonging to the East India Company of England" and in French, publication line: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1754 / London Printed for Robt. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street", at top right with plate number: "3"
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Fort William, Hastings, Kolkata, India
Country
India
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes