Wood Engraving Collection (page 5)

Rajah Odetnuraan of Benares, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Rajah Odetnuraan of Benares, 1857. The present Rajah of Benares has no political power whatever, and lives at Ramnuggur - a princely residence over the river, a short distance from Benares

The Ex-Queen of Oude (Lucknow), 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Ex-Queen of Oude (Lucknow), 1857. Begum Hazrat Mahal was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, and the regent of Awadh

The Ex-King of Oude (Lucknow), 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Ex-King of Oude (Lucknow), 1857. The revenues of Oude were very large, and therefore the recently-deposed King lived in the greatest magnificence...Unfortunately for the people of Oude

Native King's Carriage, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Native King's Carriage, 1857. The carriage of a native King, drawn by bullocks, is a gorgeous affair, covered with trappings in gold and jewellery

Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. The state of a native Prince, on his elephant, has been often described

Native Trooper and his Groom, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Native Trooper and his Groom, 1857. The native troopers of Bengal, being mostly gentlemen of high caste, are, or were, a very proud and dashing sort of persons

Entrance Gateway to the Taje Mahal, near Agra, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Entrance Gateway to the Taje Mahal, near Agra, 1857. View of...the celebrated Taje-Mahal, or Mausoleum of Shah Jehan and his consort, Arjimand Banoo, surnamed Mahal

Street in Sirinagur, Cashmere, from a drawing by Mr. W. Carpenter, Jun. 1857. Creator: Unknown
Street in Sirinagur, Cashmere, from a drawing by Mr. W. Carpenter, Jun. 1857. Sirinagur, the chief city of Cashmere, is now a mere collection of ruinous huts

Nawab's Durbar and Reception of the English Resident at Morshedabad, 1857. Creator: Frederick John Skill
Nawab's Durbar and Reception of the English Resident at Morshedabad, 1857. Durbar is the Hindostanee word for the Court or Levee of a native Prince; it also implies the hall in which such

Vegetable Bazaar in Sirinagur, Cashmere, from a drawing by Mr. W. Carpenter, Jun. 1857. Creator: Unknown
Vegetable Bazaar in Sirinagur, Cashmere, from a drawing by Mr. W. Carpenter, Jun. 1857. Sirinagur, the chief city of Cashmere, is now a mere collection of ruinous huts

A Swinging Festival in India, 1857. Creator: Unknown
A Swinging Festival in India, 1857....the infatuated native who was to be swung came in, amid the beating of Indian drums and the shouts of the people

The Rutt Jatthra, a Hindoo Festival held at Juggernauth, in Orissa, from a native drawing, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Rutt Jatthra, a Hindoo Festival held at Juggernauth, in Orissa, from a native drawing, 1857. Juggernauth, which means "the Lord of the World

The Nawab of Morshedabad at Prayer, from a native drawing, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Nawab of Morshedabad at Prayer, from a native drawing, 1857. The Engraving representing the Nawab of Morshedabad at Prayer...gives a faithful idea of the interior of a Mahometan place of worship;

Football in Manilla, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Football in Manilla, 1857. Sport in the Philippines:..Sketch of a game at football, at which the Indians are very great. They stand in a circle

Marriage Procession in Manilla, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Marriage Procession in Manilla, 1857. Scene in...the Philippines, whose delicious climate, luxuriant vegetation, friendly inhabitants, and hospitable merchants

Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. A Royal Crown of gold, enamel, diamonds, and rubies; a magnificent jewelled Star, and a golden Girdle, studded with nine bosses of jewels

Execution at Bombay of a Mutinous Havildar and Sepoy, by Blowing from Guns, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Execution at Bombay of a Mutinous Havildar of the Native Marines and Sepoy of the 10th Native Infantry, by Blowing from Guns on the Esplanade, in the presence of a large concourse of people, 1857

Colonel Inglis, the Commandant at Lucknow, and Mrs. Inglis and family, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Colonel Inglis, the Commandant at Lucknow, and Mrs. Inglis and family, 1857. Colonel Inglis entered the Army as Ensign in H.M.'s 32nd Regiment in August, 1833

Map of India, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Map of India, 1857. Map of the Indian subcontinent during the British colonial period, showing Kingdoms, States, Provinces &c...Principal Rivers...Bays, Gulfs &c...Principal Cities, Towns

The Akali of the Sikhs - from a drawing by Marshall Claxton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Akali of the Sikhs - from a drawing by Marshall Claxton, 1857. The important services which the Sikh regiments have rendered our army in India up to the present time invests with peculiar

Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River, 1857. Forts in the Pearl River in Guangzhou (previously called Canton), which the Europeans used during the Second Opium War

Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong-Kong, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong-Kong, 1857. Even in their guns the Chinese show their fondness for colour; those of Kowloon Fort being black, with red muzzles and mouldings

Bunder Deelum, in the Persian Gulf, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Bunder Deelum, in the Persian Gulf, 1857. The accompanying view of one of the numerous forts in the Persian Gulf has been sketched from the deck of the Hon

"The Emperor" Yacht for presentation by the British Government to the Emperor of Japan, 1857. 'This beautiful craft has been built and fitted in the Thames

"Over the Brook" - painted by G. Chester, from the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1857. Engraving of a paintitng. The lines by Mr

The New Townhall, Blackburn, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Townhall, Blackburn, 1857. Civic building designed by James Patterson. The style is Italian...The police office and prison are at the east end of the buildings

Plate presented by the Inhabitants of Calcutta to Sir Rowland MacDonald Stephenson... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Plate presented by the Inhabitants of Calcutta to Sir Rowland MacDonald Stephenson, Managing Director of the East Indian Railway, 1857

The Clock-Tower and Speaker's Residence, New Houses of Parliament, 1857. Creator: J. & A.W
The Clock-Tower and Speaker's Residence, New Houses of Parliament, [London], 1857. The tower in which "Big Ben" is housed was originally known as St Stephen's Tower

Her Majesty's Troop-Ship "Transit", refitting and receiving stores for China in Portsmouth...1857
Her Majesty's Troop-Ship "Transit", refitting and receiving stores for China in Portsmouth Harbour, 1857. Royal Navy ship...built by Messrs. C

Water-Hunting for Deer: a Night Scene on the River Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Water-Hunting for Deer: a Night Scene on the River Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, 1857. Another instance of the revolver principle applied to the rifle is in what is called "water hunting" in

Shooting Buffaloes with Colt's Revolving Pistol, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Shooting Buffaloes with Colt's Revolving Pistol, [USA], 1857. Medicine in illness is considered the summum bonum among the Indians

A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Creator: Unknown
A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Among the experiences of the Colt revolver we know none more interesting than those of Mr

The Castle of St. Elmo, Naples, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Castle of St. Elmo, Naples, 1857. The Castle of St. Elmo, or St. Erasmo, stands on the most lofty point in the neighbourhood of the capital, and commands it completely with its guns

Scene of the Recent Accident on the Great Western Railway, near Hamilton, Canada West, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Recent Accident on the Great Western Railway, near Hamilton, Canada West, 1857. Aftermath of...the most terrible railroad accident that has ever occurred in that colony...Just before

The Lambeth Election: the Hustings at Kennington, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Lambeth Election: the Hustings at Kennington, [London], 1857. The nomination took place...at the Triangle, Kennington-park...Mr

The Finsbury Election: the Hustings on Clerkenwell-Green: the Nominations, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Finsbury Election: the Hustings on Clerkenwell-Green: the Nominations, 1857. At the close of the poll at four o'clock at least 10

The City of London Election in Guildhall: Lord John Russell, M.P. returning thanks, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The City of London Election in Guildhall: Lord John Russell, M.P. returning thanks, 1857. Lord J. Russell, accompanied by various members of his committee, entered the hall

Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Voting in Britain. In the 1857 general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons

Old Chambers in Middle-Temple-Lane, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Old Chambers in Middle-Temple-Lane, [London], 1857. It may suffice to say, without stating the events from which the Inns of Court derive their origin, that in the reign of Henry III

Improvements in Fleet-Street - the Union Bank of London, Temple Bar Branch, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Improvements in Fleet-Street - the Union Bank of London, Temple Bar Branch, 1857. The house on the left, with a narrow but ornamental front, will be occupied by Mr

Rescue of Capt. Baker and a Seaman by the Royal Mail Steamer "England", 1857. Creator: Unknown
Rescue of Capt. Baker and a Seaman by the Royal Mail Steamer "England", 1857....Archelaus Baker...master of the whaling barque Henry H

Sketches in the Persian Gulf - Courtyard of the British Residency, Bushire...1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in the Persian Gulf - Courtyard of the British Residency, Bushire [Bushehr] - from a photograph, 1857. Engraving after a photograph by Major H

The Island of Karrak, in the Persian Gulf, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Island of Karrak, in the Persian Gulf, 1857. Engraving after a sketch by Mr. A. Harrison, Master, Indian Navy...The Island of Karrak...is situated thirty miles W.N.W

Persian Diplomat; Commander-in-Chief of the Shah's Army on the Southern Coast... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Persian Diplomat; Commander-in-Chief of the Shah's Army on the Southern Coast of Persia; the Persian Governor of Bushire, "Lord of the Seas", from photographs 1857

Sketches in the Persian Gulf - Margill, the Residence of the British Consul, near Bussorah, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in the Persian Gulf - Margill, the Residence of the British Consul, near Bussorah, [Basra], 1857. Engraving after a sketch by an officer belonging to the expeditionary force...Margill...is

View of the Coast of Natal, 1857. Creator: Unknown
View of the Coast of Natal, 1857. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. James B. West. Natal has been described as a long strip of country in South Africa

Kraal of Chaka, the Zulu Chief, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Kraal of Chaka, the Zulu Chief, 1857. View in South Africa, from a sketch by Mr. James B. West, of...the Kraal of Chaka, the chief of the Zulus

The Bay of Natal, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Bay of Natal, 1857. View in South Africa, from a sketch by Mr. James B. West. Natal has been described as a long strip of country in South Africa

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