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Mount Everest: Northen Ridge from Chang La. 1922 British Expedition.

Lucknow: Palace of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah from the river Gomti.

Diamond’s Harbour (Hajipur): View of the inlet on the Hooghly river, now in the southern part of the city. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Bodh Gaya: View of the holy city in Bahar from across the river Neranjana.

Elephanta Island (Gharapuri) in Mumbai Harbour: View of the open portico entrance to the Great Cave dedicated to the Lord Shiva. After William Westall RA.

An early-19th century depiction of the Zodiac as represented in Hindu astrology.

Chandannagar: View of the harbour on the Hooghly River. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

View from Darjeeling of Deodunga the highest mountain in the world lately measured by Colonel A. S. Waugh. Waugh succeeded Everest as Surveyor General, and would later name the peak after his predecessor as it had been impossible to ascertain one name for that particular peak.

Mausoleum of Shah Begum, a Rajput wife of Emperor Jehangire.

Bombay: Victoria Gardens.

Dal Lake: View of the Lotus flowers after Maj Edward Molyneux

Malabar: Scene near the coast. After William Daniell.

Elephanta Island: View into Bombay Harbour with elephant. After William Daniell.

Lucknow: Panoramic view over the Gomti towards the Qaisar Bagh Palace complex built by the last Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah.

View at Delhi: Near the Mausoleum of the 16th century Emperor Humayun

Bombay: View of the Harbour.

Ousore: View of the distant fort with the temple of Siva as Cudanathesvara on the left, and a choultry on the right where the Daniell’s entourage rests.

Kinchinjunga and Pundeem: View of the peaks in the moonlight. After the first Western artist to depict the Eastern Himalayas during a perilous 600 mile journey.

Mausoleum of Sultan Purveiz near Allahabad: Part of the burial complex at Khusrau Bagh, and may actually be the tomb of the sultan’s sister Nisar Begum.

Telangana: Golconda. Panoramic view of the Qutb Shahi Tombs with the tomb of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah at the centre.

Srinagar: View of the Nallah Mar (Mar Canal). After Edward Molyneaux.

Architecture: Victory of Cali at a Jaganath temple.

Plains of Nepal from Mount Tongloo. After the first Western artist to depict the Eastern Himalayas.

Bombay Harbour in the Monsoon: Boat and raft being tossed by waves. After Capt. Robert Grindlay.

Jaunpur: View of the principle facade of Atala mosque.

Fort William: View of the Old Fort and Maidan on the eastern banks of the Hooghly river.

Batecalo Fort: Built by the Portuguese in the lagoon of Batecalo, and seized 10 years later by the Dutch.

Thanjavur: Enamalled bronze plate with red and silver.

Nepal: Patan. Detail of the Bronze doors of the Royal Palace of Patan.

Baramahal: View in the pass near Krishnagiri during the Third Anglo-Mysore War of 1792.

Architecture: Lateral views of temple columns

Bombay: View toward the harbour from the environs. After William Daniell.

Maharashtra: Indra Sabha Jain Temple. The entrance at the Ellora caves.

Kanheri Caves at Salsette: The excavated Chaitya, shrine or prayer hall, of one of the main ancient Buddhist caves.

Kalbadevi Road, Bombay: Street view looking towards the temple. Drawn from life during Hildebrandt’s ’round-the-world’ voyage.

Agra: View from the Fort of Agra. After Charles Hardinge.

Saurashtra: Kathiawar. Camel escort and caravan of pilgrims with a temple in the distance.

Madras: Panoramic view from the environs.

Camel: Arabian camel with a head harness. After William Daniell.

Fort George: North West view of the fort built by the East India company around the Castle of Bombay (Casa da Orta). After William Westall RA.

Pune: View of Saswad (Sassoor). Looking towards the Sardar Purandare Wada from the Sangameshwar temple at the confluence of the Chamli and Karha rivers. With a ruth drawn by oxen and attended by Marhatta horsmen for a lady of rank.

Agra: Taj Mahal. View on the river Yamuna.

India: Fly to India. Promotional poster for B.O.A.C in association with Quantas Empire, South African and Tasman Airways.

Bombay: Royal Bombay Yacht Club

Jhoola (Swing): The popular diversion of swinging.

British Army Overseas: 9th Bengal Cavalry. Officers and Troopers.

Pondicherry: View of the coastline from the Bay of Bengal. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Patan. Corner of Duirbar Square. After Percy Brown.

Agori: The temples of Kali and a great Banyan tree on the river Son.

Rodrigues Isle: Views of the harbour and town with insets of the British astronomers’ observational instruments to view the 1874 Transit of Venus.

Baolle (Open Baths): View of the Baths near Old Delhi.

Images from the ill-fated expedition of Mallory and Irvine. Six cards including the tip of Everest.

Kashmir: View of the Kashmir Valley and the Pir Panjal range.

Lucknow: From the river Gomti with the palace of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula on the left and palace of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula.

New & Old Delhi: From the Palace to the Bridge of Boats. With Key.

Fort St. George on the Coromandel Coast: View of coast and first British fortress in India, built by the East India Company in 1644.

Bihar: Rohtasgarh Fort in the Kaimur Hills. View on the principal road.

Bihar: Rohtasgarh Fort. North West view over the fort and the Kaimur Hills with the Harsichandra temple in the distance.

Hooghly River: View on the coast near to Calcutta. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Raputana (Ragasthan): View on Banas River near Tonk. After the ‘on the spot’ drawing of Capt. Charles Auber.

Kanheri Caves at Salsette: Part of the caves carved out by Buddhist monks, with the artist sketching in the foreground.

Benares (Varanasi): View from Katasar of the riverbank from Manikarnika Ghat to Aurangzab Mosque.

Lucknow: Punj Mahalla gateway to the palace of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula. With fish emblem of the Nawabs Avadh and a ramp for elephants.

Hooghly River: View of a temple complex from the river. After Theodore-Auguste Fisquet, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Bihar: Akshaya Vat. The sacred banyan tree at the Vishnupada temple at Gaya.

Nepal: Kathmandu. Basantapur Darbar Kshetra. Six views of the temples and palaces of the Royal Court.

Junno Mountain: View from below Soubabgoom. After the first Western artist to depict the Eastern Himalayas.

Goa: Velha Goa): Panoramic view from the Mahadayi (Mandovi) river.

Portraits: An Omrah, a dancing girl and a lady of the Harem.

Architecture: Anterior views of corner temple pillars.

Singaleelah: View of the desolate heights. After the first Western artist to depict the Eastern Himalayas during a perilous 600 mile journey.

Jama Masjid (Masjid e Jahan Numa): View of the front elevation.

Bihar: Part of the Interior of Umnga Surya Temple at Deo.

Allahabad: Rani-ka-Mahal or Queen’s pavilion within the palace at the Fort of Allahabad.

New Delhi: Panoramic view of city and Jama Masjiid Mosque with elephant in foreground.

Hinduism: Ceremony of washing the goddess Kali and the icon of Lord Jagannath.

Bombay: Approach of the Monsoon. View of Mumbai and its harbour from Malabar Hill. After William Westall.

Mount Everest (Deodungha – Holy Mountain): View at sunrise. After the first Western women to see Everest.

Lucknow: A view in the garden of the Kaiserbagh Palace. After William Daniell.

Thanjavur: Fourteen examples of arms and decorative arts.

Nursyng and Pundeem: Evening view from Soubahoom. After the first Western artist to depict the Eastern Himalayas during a perilous 600 mile journey.

Elephant: Caparisond (in Ornamental Dress). After William Daniell.

Masulipatam (Bandar): Panorama of the city and port in c1695. The East India Co was established here in 1611.

Maharashtra: Ellora. View of the entrance to the Kailasha Temple, largest of the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples at the Ellora Caves.

Raputana (Ragasthan): Tonk. View of the city and fort on the Banas River. After the on the spot drawing of Capt. Charles Auber.

Maharashtra: Indra Sabha Jain Temple. Looking outward from the Ellora caves.

Achibal Bagh. The great waterfall in the palace grounds. ‎Villiers-Stuart resided in India and was a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society and the Institute of Landscape Architects.

Nursyng: View from the Singaleelah range. After the first Western artist to depict the Eastern Himalayas.

Brahman Bulls: After William Daniell.

Elephanta Caves: Entrance to the caves at Gharapuri island in the harbour of Bombay (Mumbai).

British Overseas: Officers of the Bengal Lancers, Cavalry, Punjab Infantry, Madras Sappers and Balochees.

Pilibhit: View of the gate to the Jama Masjid Mosque built by Hafiz Ramat Khan.

Calcutta in MDCCLV: Scarce, contemporaneous panorama of the port of Kolkata with East India Company ships, and the Union Jack over Fort William.

Jaipur: Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. Stylised view of the Hawa Mahal, the Palace of the Winds. Published in Mumbai.

Bombay: View over the harbour. After Thomas Allom.

Pondicherry: View of the village of Valdaour near to Pondicherry. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Tiruchirappalli: View of the Great Pagoda and complex.

Badges of Native States used on Red Ensign: Baroda, Bhavnagar, Cambay, Cochin, Janjira and Junagadh.

P & O Steamer outward bound: After Percy Spence.

Bangalore: East view of the city with the Labagh Botanical Gardens during the Third Mysore War (1792).

Tiger Hunting: Driving a Tiger out of the Jungle. After the on the spot sketch by Capt Thomas Williamson.

India: Promotional poster for Mount Abu and Lake Nakki, Rajasthan. Issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Printed in Madras.

Delhi: Mausoleum of Amir Khusero (Chaunsath Kambha) is actually the tomb of Mirza Aziz Koka, son of Ataga Khan.

Hooghly River: View of houses on the banks of the river. After Theodore-Auguste Fisquet, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Tibet: Panoramic view of Mashabroom Peak.

Images from the ill-fated expedition of Mallory and Irvine. Six cards including a baggage yak.

Calcutta: View over the city from the Esplanade.

Gujaret: Mount Abu. View of the mountains and source of the Saraswati river. After Sir Charles Chambers.

Lucknow: City of Gardens. Newsome and fellow artist Kathleen Nixon were commissioned by the Oxford University Press to visit India following which the Indian State Railways commissioned a series of posters. Printed in Calcutta.

Nepal: Kathmandu. Kal Bhairav shrine in Hanuman Dhoka (Durbar square).

Bombay: Panorama over the coast from the environs.

Velha Goa (Old Goa). Panorama of the port on the Mahadayi (Mandovi) River.

Madras: View along the coast. After Thomas Allom.

Indian Guitar: With detail of the guitar and scale.

Mumbai: Panoramic view looking towards St George’s Fort.

Hooghly River: The corvette La Bonite in a gale. After Barthélemy Lauvergne, artist on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Darjeeling: Bhootia Busti with the Eastern Himalayas. After the first Western artist to depict the Eastern Himalayas.

Gujaret: Ahmedabad. The mosque of Sidi Bashir and the Shaking Minarets (Jhutta Minar).

Agra: Taj Mahal. Bird’s eye view of the tomb built in 1632 by Shah Jehan for his wife Mumtaz Majal.

Fort of Currah: View of the Hindu shrine with steps leading down to the river Ganges.

Bombay Harbour: View in the northern harbour between the mainland and the island of Salsette. After Lt Col John Johnson.