Bombay Collection

John Wood Approaching Bombay, c1850. Artist: Joseph Heard
John Wood Approaching Bombay, c1850. At this time the East India Company was still governing India. The company was founded in 1600 to challenge the Dutch

Bombay - Taj & Gateway, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Bombay - Taj & Gateway, c1930. View of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and the Gateway of India in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. The Gateway was erected in 1924 to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor

Alexandra Dock, Bombay, India, 1917

Victoria Terminus Building, Mumbai, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Victoria Terminus Building, Mumbai, 1860s-70s

The Great City of Bombay, the Metropolis of Western India, from Malabar Hill, c1930s. View of Chowpatty beach from Malabar Hill, a residential neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra on the Arabian Sea

British and Indian soldiers at Bombay, India, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
British and Indian soldiers at Bombay, India, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Indias Army for the European War: Unloading Regimental Baggage before embarking at Alexandra Dock, Bombay, [Mumbai]

Over University and Secretariat (Sq. tower), S. from Rajabai Tower, Bombay, India, 1903. The University of Bombay, (now known as the University of Mumbai), was established in 1857. Stereocard

Phirozshah Mehta Road, Bombay. Creator: Unknown
Phirozshah Mehta Road, Bombay. Postcard

Bombay - Apollo Bunder. Creator: Unknown
Bombay - Apollo Bunder. Pier (later known as Wellington Pier) for embarkation of passengers and goods in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai), India. From " The Wide-Wide World Series - Bombay"

Victoria Station, Bombay, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Victoria Station, Bombay, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

Bombay Harbour - Seen from Belmont, September 1821, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Bombay Harbour - Seen from Belmont, September 1821, (1936). View of ships in the harbour at Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India. From " The Civil and Military Gazette" Annual, 1936

Map of Bombay, Berar, and part of Central India, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of Bombay, Berar, and part of Central India, 1902. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd. London, 1902]

The Towers of Silence, Bombay, 1909. Artist: Albert Goodwin
The Towers of Silence, Bombay, 1909

The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

An Armed Retainer of the Bombay Chiefs, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
An Armed Retainer of the Bombay Chiefs, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

A Famous Dancing Horse - Bombay Chiefs Camp, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Famous Dancing Horse - Bombay Chiefs Camp, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Bombay Retainers, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Bombay Retainers, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Horseman at the Bombay Camp, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Horseman at the Bombay Camp, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Bombay Chiefs Camp, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Bombay Chiefs Camp, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Bund Gardens Shewing Bandstand, Poona, c1900. Bund Garden, Pune, India, the Gandhi National Memorial, Bund Garden, built by Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy. [G. B. V. Ghoni, Bombay, c1900]

Kinchin Junga Group, c1940. Kangchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world, and lies between Nepal and Sikkim, India

Arrival of the Prince of Wales at Bombay, India, on 8 November 1875 (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Orange Market, Bombay, c1910 (1935). Artist: William Samuel Horton
Orange Market, Bombay, c1910 (1935). From The Studio Volume 109. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Bombay, India, 20th century. The Taj Mahal Palace first opened its doors in 1903. It was commissioned by the Indian industrialist Jamsetji Tata

A Village in Bombay Presidency, 1906
Local people communally collecting water and washing clothes in a village in Bombay Presidency, 1906. The Bombay Presidency was a province of British India

Gaekwars state elephants, Manipuri Bazaar, Bombay, India, c1924. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume two, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

A Bombay reckla, India, early 20th century. An ox-drawn passenger vehicle

Parsee Fire Temple, Bombay, India, early 20th century. The Parsees are the largest Zoroastrian community on the Indian subcontinent

Juma Masjid, Bombay, India, 20th century. Bombays Juma Masjid (Friday Mosque) was completed in 1802

High Court and north end of Rotten Row, Bombay, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
High Court and north end of Rotten Row, Bombay, India, 1903. Stereoscopic slide, detail

A cotton market in Bombay, India, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. (London, Paris and New York, 19th century)

A procession to celebrate the Prince of Wales birthday, Bombay, India, 19th century. The procession was held during a royal visit to India

The Municipal Offices and Victoria Terminus, Bombay, India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta)

A view from the Ridge, Bombay, India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta)

A street in Bombay, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

View of Bombay showing the fort, c1860. Mumbai, India. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume IV, The London Printing & Publishing Company, (c1860)

Interior of the temple of Babulnath, Bombay, India, 1901. Artist: BW Kilburn
Interior of the temple of Babulnath, Bombay, India, 1901. Babulnath is an ancient Shiva temple. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Parsis worshipping the New Moon, Bombay, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Parsis worshipping the New Moon, Bombay, India, 1903. A Parsi (sometimes spelled Parsee), is a member of a close-knit Zoroastrian community based primarily in India

Victoria Terminus railway station, Bombay, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Victoria Terminus railway station, Bombay, India, 1903. As seen from Cruickshank Road. Stereoscopic card. Detail

View from the Clock Tower, Bombay, India, early 20th century. Postcard

Panorama of the Fort, Bombay, India, early 20th century. Postcard

Government House, Bombay, India, early 20th century. Postcard

House-to-house visitation during the plague in Bombay, India, 1898. Artist: Melton Prior
House-to-house visitation during the plague in Bombay, India, 1898. The president of the local committee and an indian doctor on their daily round in the native quarter

Bazaar in Bombay, India, 1847. Artist: Kirchner
Bazaar in Bombay, India, 1847. Market in Mumbai, with canopied balconies above. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

A street in Bombay, 1847. View of Mumbai during the British Empire period. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Parsees memorial fountain, Mumbai, India, c1918
Parsees memorial fountain, Bombay, India, c1918. The fountain was commissioned by Cursetjee Manockjee as a memorial to his father

Army and Navy Co-operative Society, Bombay, India, c1918

A street in Mumbai (Bombay), India, c1918

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