Thursday, February 28, 2013
Bombay Harbour : Fishing Boats, in the Moonsoon
India.
Original steel engraving drawn by C. Stanfield, engraved by E. Goodall.
1835. Very good condition. Hand-coloured. 18x12cm. Matted.
Bombay
India. Original steel engraving. Bibliograph. Institut in Hidlburghausen. 1839. Good condition. Hand-coloured. 15x9,5cm. Matted.
Bombay 1861
India. Original steel engraving drawn by Beaucé, engraved by Outhwaite. 1861. Good condition. Hand-coloured. 17x11cm. Matted.
Monday, February 25, 2013
19 TH CENTURY IRRIGATION& AGRICULTURE IN INDIA
Irrigation in the South;
PULLING WATER OUT OF A WELL WITH BULLOCK
GRINDING CORN USING BULLOCK
BAZAR GATE AREA, BOMBAY FORT SHOWS HARBOUR BUILDINGS-
A PALANQUIN TAXI,TENTS USED BY SOLDIERS,A WELL WITH WATER WHEEL;MAST OF SHIPS IN HARBOUR,STORAGE GODOWS
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| A WATER WHEEL ,AS SEEN IN THE PICTURE ,ABOVE USED IN WELLS |
Paddle-wheel or tread-wheel-used to pump out or pump in water into paddy fields,before electricity came
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