Picture No | 11936397 |
Date | 1857 |
Description | Scene in the environs of Calcutta 1857 |
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Suburbs of Calcutta, where a native merchant returning from the city transported in a horse-drawn carriage passes-through at high speed. Meanwhile some relaxed Hindoo labourers sitting on the floor, under a shaded banyan tree, smoking a sort of hookah, relaxing and talking.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated Times', 25 July 1857, page 68 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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