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Samuel Bourne — Calcutta. The Custom House Landing Place. Shipping in the River Hoogly
Samuel Bourne

Calcutta. The Custom House Landing Place. Shipping in the River Hoogly

1863

Commercial photography serves imperial documentation as Bourne records the vital shipping hub of British India, with the Hooghly River serving as gateway to the subcontinent's wealth.

Medium
albumen print

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Samuel Bourne, Calcutta. The Custom House Landing Place. Shipping in the River Hoogly, 1863

Commercial photography serves imperial documentation as Bourne records the vital shipping hub of British India, with the Hooghly River serving as gateway to the subcontinent's wealth.

Medium
albumen print
Year
1863
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

River, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Landscape, British, Architecture, India

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago