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Shah Allum in distress, British Cartoon Print

Shah Allum in distress, British Cartoon Print

"A design in two compartments illustrating an article in Biblical phraseology, 'The First Chapter of the Book of Kings' and 'The Lamentations'. In the upper part is depicted a meeting of the General Court of th... More

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordwijk, 1781

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordw...

Op zee het wrak van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker'. Voor de kust twee Hollandse zeilschepen met de drenkelingen. Een paardenkar komt de drenkelingen ophalen. Aan het strand van Noordwijk staat ve... More

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordwijk, 1781

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordw...

Public domain image of Dutch print, ship, harbor, port, maritime artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordwijk, 1781

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordw...

Public domain image of Dutch print, ship, harbor, port, maritime artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordwijk, 1781

Stranding van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker' bij Noordw...

Op zee het wrak van de Britse Oost-Indiëvaarder 'Generaal Barker'. Voor de kust twee Hollandse zeilschepen met de drenkelingen. Een paardenkar komt de drenkelingen ophalen. Aan het strand van Noordwijk staat ve... More

Medal box - Public domain photo of museum object

Medal box - Public domain photo of museum object

With the conclusion of the peace treaty of 1784, the French vice-admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez was honoured as a hero by France and the Netherlands. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) presente... More

I'timad-ud-Daula's Tomb at Agra

I'timad-ud-Daula's Tomb at Agra

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

An interesting scene, on board an East-Indiaman, showing the effects of a heavy lurch,---after dinner.--- Capt F.M., inv. ; G. Cruikshank, fect, British Cartoon Print

An interesting scene, on board an East-Indiaman, showing the effects o...

"Passengers seated at a table in the state cabin under six windows in the stern, are flung violently about as the ship slants steeply to the left..." (Source: George) Print after design by Captain Frederick Ma... More

map from "Hints from the Journal of an Australian Squatter, late in the service of the Hon. East India Company. Compiled for the use of emigrants; and edited, with an introduction and appendix, by Alfred Caswall"

map from "Hints from the Journal of an Australian Squatter, late in th...

This image has been taken from scan 000016 from "Hints from the Journal of an Australian Squatter, late in the service of the Hon. East India Company. Compiled for the use of emigrants; and edited, with an intr... More

map from "Sumatra in MDCCCXXIII, etc. [With plates.]"

map from "Sumatra in MDCCCXXIII, etc. [With plates.]"

This image has been taken from scan 000479 from "Sumatra in MDCCCXXIII, etc. [With plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's f... More

manuscript from "Address ... descriptive of the state, progress and prospects of the various surveys and other scientific enquiries instituted by the ... East India Company throughout Asia; with a prefatory sketch of the principles & requirements of geography"

manuscript from "Address ... descriptive of the state, progress and pr...

This image has been taken from scan 000074 from "Address ... descriptive of the state, progress and prospects of the various surveys and other scientific enquiries instituted by the ... East India Company throu... More

Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

map from "A Journey to the Tea Countries of China ... With a short notice of the East India Company's tea planatations in the Himalaya Mountains"

map from "A Journey to the Tea Countries of China ... With a short not...

This image has been taken from scan 000024 from "A Journey to the Tea Countries of China ... With a short notice of the East India Company's tea planatations in the Himalaya Mountains". The title and subject te... More

No. 23. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Figures in Damayangyee Pagoda [Dhamma-yan-gyi].

No. 23. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Figures in Damayangyee Pagoda [Dhamma-yan-...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 8. Ye-nan-gyoung [Yenangyaung]. Kyoung., England

No. 8. Ye-nan-gyoung [Yenangyaung]. Kyoung., England

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Godart Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Portrait of Godart Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen, Go...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

map from "A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the East-India Company ... Compiled ... by Edward Thornton ... Corrected to the latest period by the author"

map from "A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the E...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the East-India Company ... Compiled ... by Edward Thornton ... Corrected to the latest period by the autho... More

Map from "A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the East-India Company ... Compiled ... by Edward Thornton, etc"

Map from "A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the E...

This image has been taken from scan 000007 from "A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the East-India Company ... Compiled ... by Edward Thornton, etc". The title and subject terms of this imag... More

map from "Chronicles of Cape Commanders. ... Papers upon subjects connected with the East India Company's Government, ... and notes on English, Dutch, and French books published before 1796, containing references to South Africa. ... With four charts"

map from "Chronicles of Cape Commanders. ... Papers upon subjects conn...

This image has been taken from scan 000043 from "Chronicles of Cape Commanders. ... Papers upon subjects connected with the East India Company's Government, ... and notes on English, Dutch, and French books pub... More

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006 for transport to the United Kingdom. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza) (Released)

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the British Royal Fleet A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Oscar Espinoza, USN Release Statu... More

U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder Brad Ott (left) helps Steelworker 3rd Class Jesse Hamblin, both from Underwater Construction Team 1, prepare for a dive at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. Both Sailors assisted in the delivery of the replica ship DISCOVERY to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385). DISCOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607....

U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder Brad Ott (left) helps Steelworker 3rd Class Je...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder Brad Ott (left) helps Steelworker 3rd Class Jesse Hamblin, both from Underwater Construction Team 1, pre... More

The replica ship DICOVERY sits alongside a crane at Naval tation Norfolk, Va. while waiting to be lifted to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary hip RFA FORT ROALIE (A385) on Oct. 2, 2006. DICOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DICOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. In the background is the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier U THEODORE ROOEVELT (CVN 71). (U.. Navy photo by Mass Communication pecialist...

The replica ship DICOVERY sits alongside a crane at Naval tation Norfo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The replica ship DISCOVERY sits alongside a crane at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. while waiting to be lifted to the Royal Fleet Au... More

U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder Brad Ott (left) helps Steelworker 3rd Class Jesse Hamblin, both from Underwater Construction Team 1, prepare for a dive at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. Both Sailors assisted in the delivery of the replica ship DISCOVERY to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385). DISCOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607....

U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder Brad Ott (left) helps Steelworker 3rd Class Je...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder Brad Ott (left) helps Steelworker 3rd Class Jesse Hamblin, both from Underwater Construction Team 1, pre... More

U.S. Navy Steel Worker 3rd Class (DV) Jesse Hamblin, from Underwater Construction Team 1, prepares for a dive at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. He and other Sailors assisted in the delivery of the replica ship DISCOVERY to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385). DISCOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India pany, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass...

U.S. Navy Steel Worker 3rd Class (DV) Jesse Hamblin, from Underwater C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Steel Worker 3rd Class (DV) Jesse Hamblin, from Underwater Construction Team 1, prepares for a dive at Naval Station N... More

U.S. Navy Utilitiesman 1ST Class Paul Sarniak, from Underwater Construction Team 1, swims in the water during a dive at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. He assisted in the delivery of the replica ship DISCOVERY to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385). He assisted in the delivery of the replica ship DISCOVERY to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385). DISCOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from...

U.S. Navy Utilitiesman 1ST Class Paul Sarniak, from Underwater Constru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Utilitiesman 1ST Class Paul Sarniak, from Underwater Construction Team 1, swims in the water during a dive at Naval St... More

A custom-designed cradle that will be used to transport the replica ship DISCOVERY to the United Kingdom is hoisted aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Chad Hallford) (Released)

A custom-designed cradle that will be used to transport the replica sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Chad Hallford, USN Release Status... More

The harness designed to safely hoist the replica ship DISCOVERY is placed around the ship in preparation to be craned onto the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. DISCOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3ird Class Chad Hallford) (Released)

The harness designed to safely hoist the replica ship DISCOVERY is pla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Chad Hallford, USN Release Status... More

Members of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic direct the replica ship DISCOVERY as it is hoisted aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006 for transport to the United Kingdom. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Chad Hallford) (Released)

Members of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic direct th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Chad Hallford, USN Release Status... More

U.S. y Steel Worker 3rd Class (DV) Jesse Hamblin, from Underwater Construction Team 1, inspects his oxygen tank before a dive at al Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. He and other Sailors assisted in the delivery of the replica ship DISCOVERY to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385). DISCOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S....

U.S. y Steel Worker 3rd Class (DV) Jesse Hamblin, from Underwater Cons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Steel Worker 3rd Class (DV) Jesse Hamblin, from Underwater Construction Team 1, inspects his oxygen tank before a dive... More

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006 for transport to the United Kingdom. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza) (Released)

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the British Royal Fleet A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Oscar Espinoza, USN Release Statu... More

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted by a crane in before being loaded onto the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006 for transport to the United Kingdom. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Zach Hernandez) (Released)

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted by a crane in before being loade...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Zach Hernandez, USN Release Stat... More

Workers watch as the replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006 for transport to the United Kingdom. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza) (Released)

Workers watch as the replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the Brit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Oscar Espinoza, USN Release Statu... More

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006 for transport to the United Kingdom. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. In the background is the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Chad Hallford) (Released)

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted aboard the British Royal Fleet A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Chad Hallford, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder (SCW/DV) Brad Ott logs, from Underwater Construction Team 1, uses a chart to update information during a dive at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006. He and other Sailors assisted in the delivery of the replica ship DISCOVERY to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA FORT ROSALIE (A385). DISCOVERY is being transported to the United Kingdom where it will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607....

U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder (SCW/DV) Brad Ott logs, from Underwater Constr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy CHIEF Builder (SCW/DV) Brad Ott logs, from Underwater Construction Team 1, uses a chart to update information during a... More

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted by a crane aboard the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship FORT ROSALIE (A385) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 2, 2006 for transport to the United Kingdom. DISCOVERY will be the center-piece of a major tour promoting the 400th anniversary of the settlement in Jamestown, Va. A"fly-boat"of the British East India Company, DISCOVERY was the smallest of three ships that took part in the voyage from London to the new colony of Virginia, leading to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Zach Hernandez) (Released)

The replica ship DISCOVERY is hoisted by a crane aboard the British Ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Zach Hernandez, USN Release Stat... More

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MAJOR GENERAL HARWICKE. LONDON: PARBURY, ALLEN, 1830-32

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE CO...

Album of engravings of the natural history of the Indian subcontinent by General Hardwicke who spent nearly forty years of service in India. Illustrations were engraved from drawings made by English and Indian ... More

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MAJOR GENERAL HARWICKE. LONDON: PARBURY, ALLEN, 1830-32

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE CO...

Album of engravings of the natural history of the Indian subcontinent by General Hardwicke who spent nearly forty years of service in India. Illustrations were engraved from drawings made by English and Indian ... More

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MAJOR GENERAL HARWICKE. LONDON: PARBURY, ALLEN, 1830-32

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE CO...

Album of engravings of the natural history of the Indian subcontinent by General Hardwicke who spent nearly forty years of service in India. Illustrations were engraved from drawings made by English and Indian ... More

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MAJOR GENERAL HARWICKE. LONDON: PARBURY, ALLEN, 1830-32

Gray, John Edward ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN ZOOLOGY; CHIEFLY FROM THE CO...

Album of engravings of the natural history of the Indian subcontinent by General Hardwicke who spent nearly forty years of service in India. Illustrations were engraved from drawings made by English and Indian ... More

The Flags of the World Plate 7 - Public domain old map

The Flags of the World Plate 7 - Public domain old map

Plate 7. 52, 53 Flags from early Spanish Map in British Museum, 1502. 54, 55 Early Portuguese Flags, British Museum. 56 The Guinea Company. 57 East India Company. 58 Early form of Algerian Flag. 59 Russian-Amer... More

India 1835 2 Mohurs (obv) - coin, public domain photograph

India 1835 2 Mohurs (obv) - coin, public domain photograph

India 1835 2 Mohurs (obv) Public domain photograph of a historical coin, money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

India 1835 2 Mohurs (rev) - coin, public domain photograph

India 1835 2 Mohurs (rev) - coin, public domain photograph

India 1835 2 Mohurs (rev) Public domain photograph of a historical coin, money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

India 1835 2 Mohurs - coin, public domain photograph

India 1835 2 Mohurs - coin, public domain photograph

British India, Two mohurs (also Double Mohur) (1835), depicting King William IV.

Japanese landing off the west coast of British North Borneo, Labuan

Japanese landing off the west coast of British North Borneo, Labuan

LABUAN, BORNEO. 1942-01-14. JAPANESE TROOPS LAND OFF THE WEST COAST OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

India1765and1805b - Public domain geographic map

India1765and1805b - Public domain geographic map

Map of India under the British East India Company, comparing 1765 and 1805

India1837to1857 - Public domain geographic map

India1837to1857 - Public domain geographic map

Image of map of India under the British East India Company, comparing 1837 with 1857

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27468

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27468

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Royal Marines of HMS KENYA dashing ashore as their wooden hulled assault craft touch down on the beach at Cheduba, South of Ramree, Burma. Royal Marines of the East In... More

英國在印度的鴉片儲存庫 - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體

英國在印度的鴉片儲存庫 - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體

中文: 英國在印度的鴉片儲存庫。English: British East India Company storage of opium.Español: Alamcenaje de opio de la Compañía Inglesa de las Indias Orientales.

Road to Simla, India, ca. 1906 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-14)

Road to Simla, India, ca. 1906 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-14)

Road to Simla, India, ca. 1906 Black and white lantern slide showing a view of the road from Simla to Calcutta through the mountains. Simla was formerly the summer capital of the British Raj in India, and is n... More

A Castro, Lorenzo - A Dutch East-Indiaman off Hoorn - Google Art Project

A Castro, Lorenzo - A Dutch East-Indiaman off Hoorn - Google Art Proje...

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 17th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gainsborough, Thomas - Thomas Linley the younger - Google Art Project

Gainsborough, Thomas - Thomas Linley the younger - Google Art Project

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 18th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sir Thomas Lawrence - Lord Amherst - Google Art Project

Sir Thomas Lawrence - Lord Amherst - Google Art Project

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of King, Monarch, monarchy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Admiralty Chart No 740 West Coast of India, Published 1858, New Edition 1914

Admiralty Chart No 740 West Coast of India, Published 1858, New Editio...

Nautical chart of the West Coast of India from Achra River to Cape Ramas. Surveyed by Lieut. A.D. Taylor 1853-4. Not current - not to be used for navigation!

... Chinese Court of Justice ... 8th of March 1807 (BM 1858,1009.355)

... Chinese Court of Justice ... 8th of March 1807 (BM 1858,1009.355)

Seamen of East India Company ship Neptune brought before Chinese court to answer charge of homicide. Lithograph

How it all came about!. Portrait of an old lady in Leadenhall Street (BM 1930,0306.160)

How it all came about!. Portrait of an old lady in Leadenhall Street (...

Satire on the Indian Mutiny: an old lady, with cap marked 'E.I.C.' [East India Company] seated on a barrel of gunpowder, spoon-feeding an Indian child from a bowl of 'Pension Pap'; in the foreground lies a 'Gre... More

Captain Macheath (BM 1855,0609.1956)

Captain Macheath (BM 1855,0609.1956)

Satire on the Duke of Grafton's administration and its dealings with the East India Company, in particular negotiations for the extension of the Company's charter; Bute is shown as influencing the Duke's action... More

Confucius the Second; or, a new sun rising in the Asiatic world! (BM 1868,0808.5060)

Confucius the Second; or, a new sun rising in the Asiatic world! (BM 1...

Fox as the rising sun, his head, smiling, satisfied, fills the circle of the sun, whose rays are shed over the sky, and fall upon two groups of persons divided by the River Ganges. On the nearer side (right) a... More

East India reformers or new ways & means. (BM 1868,0808.5062)

East India reformers or new ways & means. (BM 1868,0808.5062)

North, Fox, and Burke in a room in the India House, the wall of which is inscribed "Committe [sic] Room". They stand in front of a long table behind which is a tall arm-chair inscribed "President's Chair". Fox ... More

East India Stocks (BM 1868,0808.5700)

East India Stocks (BM 1868,0808.5700)

A man personifying the East India Company sits full-face, his legs confined in stocks inscribed 'Con-troul'. The stocks are fastened by a large padlock inscribed 'Security'. He clutches the upright post of the ... More

Shah Allum in distress (BM 1868,0808.10034)

Shah Allum in distress (BM 1868,0808.10034)

A design in two compartments illustrating an article in Biblical phraseology, 'The First Chapter of the Book of Kings' and 'The Lamentations'. In the upper part is depicted a meeting of the General Court of the... More

The Battle of Hastings. Bella horrida bella! (BM 1868,0808.5617)

The Battle of Hastings. Bella horrida bella! (BM 1868,0808.5617)

A complicated design showing the forces for and against Hastings, ranged on opposite sides of the House of Commons. The figures have numbers referring to a key etched beneath the design. Hastings, as an orienta... More

The India directors in the suds (BM 1855,0609.1929 1)

The India directors in the suds (BM 1855,0609.1929 1)

It illustrates a dialogue, 'The Directors in the Suds or the Jaghire Factor dismayed at the Ghosts of the Black Merchants'. The scene is a room in the London Tavern at a meeting of Directors to consider opposit... More

The India directors in the suds (BM 1855,0609.1929)

The India directors in the suds (BM 1855,0609.1929)

It illustrates a dialogue, 'The Directors in the Suds or the Jaghire Factor dismayed at the Ghosts of the Black Merchants'. The scene is a room in the London Tavern at a meeting of Directors to consider opposit... More

The Peace Makers of India (BM 1868,0808.9872)

The Peace Makers of India (BM 1868,0808.9872)

Satire on the peace negotiations between Hyder Ali, Sultan of Mysore, and Muhammad Ali, Nawab of Arcot, an ally of the East India Company which is shown as making too many concessions; illustration to the Polit... More

The retreat of Carlo Khan from Leadenhall St (BM 1925,0715.30)

The retreat of Carlo Khan from Leadenhall St (BM 1925,0715.30)

A sequel to BMSat 6276. Fox, seated cross-legged on an ass, his head facing the tail, holds his head in both hands while he vomits into his feathered turban. The ass has the face of Lord North, in his mouth is ... More

The times or the downfall of magna far-ta by Carlo Cromwell Esqr (BM 1868,0808.5079)

The times or the downfall of magna far-ta by Carlo Cromwell Esqr (BM 1...

A man-of-war is being raised by three balloons each fastened by a cord to the top of a mast. Beneath the ship five sailors haul at ropes attached to her; they are on a small island or sandbank near the coast; t... More

The unhappy contrast (BM 1868,0808.6009 1)

The unhappy contrast (BM 1868,0808.6009 1)

The poverty of a military officer on half-pay is contrasted with the wealth of an officer of the East India Company. On the left stands an officer beside a cannon inscribed 'G.R.', its muzzle inscribed 'honor'.... More

The unhappy contrast (BM 1868,0808.6009)

The unhappy contrast (BM 1868,0808.6009)

The poverty of a military officer on half-pay is contrasted with the wealth of an officer of the East India Company. On the left stands an officer beside a cannon inscribed 'G.R.', its muzzle inscribed 'honor'.... More

William the Conqueror's Triumphal Entry!!! (BM 1868,0808.6579)

William the Conqueror's Triumphal Entry!!! (BM 1868,0808.6579)

Pitt sits astride a huge pile of bundles strapped to the back of a bull (John Bull); he is about to enter a high archway inscribed 'Trea[sury]'. His pose and expression combine jauntiness with dignity. His head... More

Portrait of Lord Clive (4671396)

Portrait of Lord Clive (4671396)

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Robert Clive – British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

Portrait of Lord Clive (4671512)

Portrait of Lord Clive (4671512)

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Robert Clive – British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

Portrait of Robert, First Lord Clive OB. 1774 (4671395)

Portrait of Robert, First Lord Clive OB. 1774 (4671395)

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Robert Clive – British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (3772864875)

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (3772864875)

Description Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 – November 10, 1624), one of William Shakespeare's patrons, was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and his ... More

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Portrait of Edward Holden Cruttenden, Director of the East India Company

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Portrait of Edward Holden Cruttenden, Director o...

Public domain image of portrait painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

William John Huggins - The East Indiamen ‚Lowther Castle‘, off Table Bay, Cape Town

William John Huggins - The East Indiamen ‚Lowther Castle‘, off Table B...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

1793 Faden Wall Map of India - Geographicus - India-faden-1793

1793 Faden Wall Map of India - Geographicus - India-faden-1793

This map, created immediately after the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789-92), shows the division of and territorial loss by the Kingdom of Mysore through the 1792 Treaty of Seringapatam. A "third edition" was creat... More

1799 Clement Crutwell Map of Hindoostan - Geographicus - India-cruttwell-1799

1799 Clement Crutwell Map of Hindoostan - Geographicus - India-cruttwe...

A fine 1799 map India, here labeled Hindoostan, by the English map publisher Clement Cruttwell. Covers the entire subcontinent and is divided into the various princely states. Though there is no specific refe... More

1800 Faden Rennell Wall Map of India - Geographicus - India-faden-1795

1800 Faden Rennell Wall Map of India - Geographicus - India-faden-1795

This map (noted as "Third Edition"), created immediately after the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799), is based on the 1793 Faden map (without any version note), created immediately after the Third Anglo-Mysor... More

1800 Map of Peninsular India-1795 - Public domain map

1800 Map of Peninsular India-1795 - Public domain map

This map (noted as "Third Edition"), created immediately after the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799), is based on the 1793 Faden map (without any version note), created immediately after the Third Anglo-Mysor... More

1855 Colton Map of the East Indies (Singapore, Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia) - Geographicus - EastIndies-colton-1855

1855 Colton Map of the East Indies (Singapore, Thailand, Borneo, Malay...

A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of the East Indies. Covers from Burma in the extreme northwest to New Guinea and East Timor in the southeast. Includes of Burma, Pegu, Siam (Thailand), C... More

'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ('Orwell'), built at Mr Bayley's Ship-Yard, Ipswich. Launched 17th August, 1817' RMG PU6398

'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ('Orwell'), built at Mr Bayley's Ship...

'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ['Orwell'], built at Mr Bayley's Ship-Yard, Ipswich. Launched 17th August, 1817' Print showing the Indiaman 'Orwell' on the stocks at Ipswich, inscribed lower right: 'Published ... More

Henry Moses - 'Surat Castle' RMG PU7880

Henry Moses - 'Surat Castle' RMG PU7880

'Surat Castle' Print from Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled 'Surat Castle'. Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist. It shows the East Indiaman 'Surat Castle', presumably in the East India Dock at Blac... More

A calm with an East Indiaman anchored in an estuary RMG PY8394

A calm with an East Indiaman anchored in an estuary RMG PY8394

A calm with an East Indiaman anchored in an estuary Although Swaine painted a few naval actions, his preference was for general shipping subjects, usually on a small scale. Between 1761 and 1783 he exhibited a ... More

A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 RMG PW7706

A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bour...

A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 This print was originally published with an accompanying text sheet reading: 'A View of the 'Thames' East Indiaman, William H... More

A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 RMG PW7707

A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bour...

A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 Stored in mount with PAF7706. A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822

Afbeeling van het Engelsch O.I.C Schip de General Barker gestrand den 16 Feb 1781 RMG PU6353

Afbeeling van het Engelsch O.I.C Schip de General Barker gestrand den ...

Afbeeling van het Engelsch O.I.C Schip de General Barker gestrand den 16 Feb 1781 Print

An Indiaman close-hauled RMG PY0516

An Indiaman close-hauled RMG PY0516

An Indiaman close-hauled Hand-coloured.; No 1. Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Indiaman engaged by three Spanish privateers RMG PV5277

An Indiaman engaged by three Spanish privateers RMG PV5277

An Indiaman engaged by three Spanish privateers In the centre of this crowded, if lightly drawn scene is a starboard bow view of a ship, presumably an Indiaman, surrounded and engaged by three small Spanish pri... More

Henry Moses - An Indiaman in Barnard's Yard Deptford RMG PU7878

Henry Moses - An Indiaman in Barnard's Yard Deptford RMG PU7878

An Indiaman in Barnard's Yard Deptford Print from Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled 'An Indiaman in Barnard's Yard Deptford'. Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist. Barnard's were a well known family ... More

An Indiaman in distress relieved by a smaller ship RMG PY0521

An Indiaman in distress relieved by a smaller ship RMG PY0521

An Indiaman in distress relieved by a smaller ship Hand-coloured.; No.2.

An Indiaman on fire RMG PU6421 - Drawing. Public domain image.

An Indiaman on fire RMG PU6421 - Drawing. Public domain image.

An Indiaman on fire Plate no.67. This may have been inspired by the burning of the 'Kent' Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay in 1825, though in that case two other ships were at hand to rescue those who escaped.

An Indiaman Stranded c1842 RMG PU6409

An Indiaman Stranded c1842 RMG PU6409

An Indiaman Stranded c1842 Hand-coloured.; Plate 13. Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Interesting scene on board an East Indiaman, showing the Effects of a heavy Lurch, after dinner (caricature) RMG PX8632

An Interesting scene on board an East Indiaman, showing the Effects of...

An Interesting scene on board an East Indiaman, showing the Effects of a heavy Lurch, after dinner (caricature) Hand-coloured.; No.120. Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666. An ... More

An Outward Bound East Indiaman Laying Too on A contrary Wind-Taking A Pilot on Board RMG PU6364

An Outward Bound East Indiaman Laying Too on A contrary Wind-Taking A ...

An Outward Bound East Indiaman Laying Too on A contrary Wind-Taking A Pilot on Board Hand-coloured.

An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs - RMG 2820

An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs - RMG 2820

An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs... Print An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs...

An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs - RMG PY8445

An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs - RMG PY8445

An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs... Print An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs...

Annotated drawing of 'Larkins East Indiaman, April 27th (Thursday) 1843' RMG PY3776

Annotated drawing of 'Larkins East Indiaman, April 27th (Thursday) 184...

Annotated drawing of 'Larkins East Indiaman, April 27th (Thursday) 1843' No. 5 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801) If the inscription on PAH3777 is correctly read, Schetky made drawings of the 'Larkins' in the East India... More

East Indiamen leaving St Helena (possibly Neptune and Ocean RMG PY8446

East Indiamen leaving St Helena (possibly Neptune and Ocean RMG PY8446

East Indiamen leaving St Helena (possibly Neptune or Ocean A view of two East Indiamen in starboard broadside view leaving St Helena. The central ship may represent the ‘Neptune’ or ‘Ocean’, based on the Neptun... More

Northfleet Hope, 1755. The Old School. Old East Indiaman at Northfleet Hope RMG PY8426

Northfleet Hope, 1755. The Old School. Old East Indiaman at Northfleet...

Northfleet Hope, 1755. The Old School. Old East Indiaman at Northfleet Hope Hand-coloured. Northfleet Hope, 1755. The Old School. Old East Indiaman at Northfleet Hope

Sailing vessel of ca.1600 flying a British sea flag (1) port bow view with figures boarding from a boat; (2) port broadside view with figures on board; (3) stern view of vessel at sea; (4) stern decoration RMG PY8425

Sailing vessel of ca.1600 flying a British sea flag (1) port bow view ...

Sailing vessel of ca.1600 flying a British sea flag (1) port bow view with figures boarding from a boat; (2) port broadside view with figures on board; (3) stern view of vessel at sea; (4) stern decoration orig... More

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