Tuesday, February 1, 2011
A Representation for the delivery of the Ratified Treaty of 1790 by Sir Charles Warre Malet Bart to His Highness Soneae Madarou--1790
Court of The Peshwas, Poona, 1790
View of the royal court of the young Peshwa Sawai Madhavrao of the Maratha Empire. Seen seated on a cushion concluding a Treaty with British official Sir Charles Warren Malet in 1790 in Durbar at Poona.
Painting by Thomas Daniell, 1805
Painting by Thomas Daniell, 1805
View of the court of the young Maratha ruler, the Peshwa Sawai Madhavrao, who is sitting on a cushion throne in the Durbar Hall of the Shaniwarwada Palace at Poona (Pune). Sawai Madhavrao (b.1774-d.1795) is wearing a typical Maratha turban which has a jewelled sarpesh (an ornament worn by rulers on their turban). The person in European costume is Sir Charles Warre Malet (1752-1815) of the East India Company, who in 1785 was made British Resident at the Court of the Peshwa in Poona. Here he has just concluded an alliance with the Marathas against Tipu Sultan, which was signed on 6th August in 1790. The 17th and the 18th centuries saw the rise of the Maratha chieftains of the Deccan. The Peshwas were originally ministers of the Maratha rulers, but the position became hereditary and they began to wield the power, with their seat in Poona. The Shaniwarwada Palace, built in about 1736, was burned down under unknown circumstances in 1827. Only its outer walls and main entrance gate remain.
Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution, Bombay. 1890
Photograph of the Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution in Bombay from the 'Album of architectural and topographical views, mostly in South Asia' taken by Shivashanker Narayen in the 1890s. According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India there were 134 secondary and 1,760 primary girls' schools in 1871. The Alexander Native Girls English Institution was built by Khan Bahadur Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban (1839-1917). Murzban was born in Bombay and trained at the Engineering College in Pune. He oversaw the construction of the General Post Office and the Chief Presidency Magistrate's Court in the city. This view reveals the Neo-Gothic architectural style of the building.
New Cathedral High School, Bombay 1890
Photograph of the New Cathedral High School in Bombay from the 'Album of architectural and topographical views, mostly in South Asia' taken by an unknown photographer in the 1890s. The New Cathedral High School was built by Khan Bahadur Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban (1839-1917). Murzban was born in Bombay and trained at the Engineering College in Pune. He oversaw the construction of the General Post Office and the Chief Presidency Magistrate’s Court in the city. This view of the school shows a four-storey structure articulated with arcades, balconies and a high pitched roof
Monday, January 31, 2011
[jumma-masjid-bombay] Bombay. Bookmark and Share Old Friday Mosque in Bombay. The Jama Masjid is a mosque in the Kalbadevi neighborhood, near Crawford Market in the South Mumbai region of Mumbai, India. This card is by the German painter and lithographer P. Gerhardt, about whom little is known except that he worked as one of the German's who ran the Ravi Varma lithographic press in PUNE
[parsi-marriage] Parsi Marriage Procession, Bombay. Bookmark and Share Parsi marriage celebrations are divided into three parts: pre-wedding rituals, wedding day ceremonies and post wedding rituals Parsi wedding rituals come to an end with a lavish post wedding reception with good music good music, wine and dining. This wedding image was made around 1900.
Bombay. General View from Clock Tower. Bookmark and Share Mumbai Clock Tower, also called the Rajabhai Clock Tower, is 85 feet tall [Original caption] General View, from Clock Tower. Bombay is without doubt a prosperous city. The houses are large, handsome and well-built, the gardens well-laid out and cared for while the [View More]
[matunga-scene] A Village Scene, Matunga, Bombay Bookmark and Share A busy day at a village in Matunga, Mumbai (Bombay) Matunga is a suburb of Mumbai. As many South Indians, particularly Tamil Brahmins, live here now, Matunga is often called "mini Madras". Matunga is a suburb of Mumbai. As many South Indians, particularly Tamil Brahmins, live here now, Matunga is often called "mini Madras".
Pydownie Masjid, Bombay. Bookmark and Share Minara Masjid on Mohammed Ali Road, formerly called the Pydownie Masjid, is busy during Ramadan celebrations A food market is just outside the Minara Mosque. During the month of fasting, people congregate here to pray and break their fast. A food market is just outside the Minara Mosque. During the month of fasting, people congregate here to pray and break their fast.
Gateway of India, Mumbai Bookmark and Share A triumphal arch erected to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911 The Gateway of India is on the Arabian Sea waterfront in South Mumbai. It is one of the most popular places in the city. In the back is the Taj Hotel, in front ferries to the Elephanta Caves.
[mumbai-station] Bombay Victoria Terminus Bookmark and Share The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO nominated Victoria Terminus as a World Heritage Site on July 2, 2004 Victoria Terminus, also called Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) exemplifies Victorian Gothic architecture. The construction of Victoria Terminus started during 1888 and continued over a period of 10 years. The British architect F. W. Stevens designed the structure which is abbreviated to VT by most [View More] current city residents despite being renamed in honor of the founder of the Marathi empire.
[waterloo-mansions] Hotel Majestic & Waterloo Mansions, Bombay Bookmark and Share Early Gothic architectural structures in Mumbai (Bombay) Typical characteristics of Gothic architecture like large windows and pointed arches are visible in Hotel Majestic & Waterloo Mansions, Mumbai (Bombay). This structure in South Bombay was frequently photographed
Bombay Native Bazaar Bookmark and Share The markets of Mumbai offer a wide range of goods, from clothes and handicrafts to antique articles and books. Mumbai is a major shopping center. Today Zaveri Bazaar attracts those looking for diamond, silver and gold jewelery while Chor (Thieves) Bazaar is the place for antique collectors. In fact, the bazaars of Mumbai showcase the vibrant and ethnically diverse faces of the city, and have done so since the city
Bombay View Bookmark and Share Bombay is the anglicized name of the original Portuguese word "Bombaim" Mumbai, fomerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra. This view of what was known as the Queen's Necklace, or Marine Drive, was made by an early German lithographer attached to the Ravi Varma Press, founded in the city in 1895.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
THe SAME BRITISH FLAG OVER BOMBAY AND BOSTON CITY AMERICA 1700
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| BRITISH FLAG OVER BOMBAY HARBOUR 1670 |
FLAGS OVER AMERICA
BRITISH UNION FLAG
1603 - 1775
King James of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth the First of England in 1603. To signify the union of the two lands, he designed this flag, combining the red cross symbolic of Englands' Patron Saint George (he of the dragon legend) with the white cross of Saint David of Wales and the white saltire (that's heraldry talk for a cross that's X-shaped) symbolic of Saint Andrew, Patron Saint of Scotland. This flag flew over all the English new world colonies. Note the difference from the modern Union Jack, which has added to it the red saltire of Saint Patrick for Northern Ireland.
DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY1609
When Henry Hudson sailed up the river that bears his name and when Manhattan was purchased for a handful of beads, this was the flag that flew overhead. The colors are the same as the Dutch national flag, and the "A" stands for the home city of Amsterdam. The other letters stand for: "Oost Indise Compagnie" or East India Company.
English East India Company c1600-1707
British East India Company 1707-1800
English East India Company 1678
Using mercenaries to control conquered lands by private companies is not a new practice, and government hiring corporations to control colonies isn't new either. Parliament used the British East India Company to conquer and manage India, and later gave the company trade monopolies in parts of the New World to help pay them. The East India Company was expected to provide the necessary "soldiers for hire" to rule India, and profits made from exporting their Indian tea to the American Colonies helped pay for those soldiers.Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
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| BRITISH FLAG OVER BOSTON 1700'S |
Destruction of the tea
When Mohandas K. Gandhi led a mass burning of Indian registration cards in South Africa in 1908, a British newspaper compared the event to the Boston Tea Party. When Gandhi met with the British viceroy in 1930 after the Indian salt protest campaign, Gandhi took some duty-free salt from his shawl and said, with a smile, that the salt was "to remind us of the famous Boston Tea Party."
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