Views of Calcutta, Part 4

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Image 16

Date: 1788

This is a view of the old Government House in Calcutta. The old Government House was built in 1767. It was situated in Esplanade Row next to the new Council House. Although the old Government House did not become the official residence of the Governor-General until 1773, it was used by the Government before this date. This building was replaced by the new Government House at the turn of the nineteenth century. It was commissioned by Marquis Wellesley on his appointment as Governor-General of Calcutta and located on the same site. (BH/TD/11) 

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Image 17

Date: 1788

This is a view of Esplanade Row and the Council House in Calcutta. Esplanade Row runs east-west to the north of the Maidan, an open space in which the new Fort William was built in 1757. By the close of the eighteenth century, Esplanade Row was the location of numerous public buildings including the New Court House, the Supreme Court, the Mint, the old Government House and the Council House. The Council House, on the right of this view, was built in 1764. However, it was demolished in order to make way for Marquis Wellesley's new Government House that was constructed between 1799 and 1802. In the foreground, there is a temporary encampment of troops. (BH/TD/10)

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Image 18

Date: 1791

This is a view of new Fort William from the Government House in Calcutta. The new Fort William, seen in this view, was constructed as a result of the damaging attack on the original fort by the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah the Nawab of Bengal in 1757. It was situated to the south of the city in Gobindpore and designed by John Brohier. The structure is polygonal in form and has extensive defences including bastions, earthworks and a moat. In addition to this, the area surrounding the fort known as the Maidan was cleared to provide an unrestricted line of fire. (BH/WB/1)

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Image 19

Date: 1794

This is the north view of new Fort William from the Esplanade in Calcutta. The new Fort William, seen in this view, was constructed as a result of the damaging attack on the original fort by the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah the Nawab of Bengal in 1757. It was situated to the south of the city in Gobindpore and designed by John Brohier. The structure is polygonal in form and has extensive defences including bastions, earthworks and a moat. In addition to this, the area surrounding the fort known as the Maidan was cleared to provide an unrestricted line of fire. (BH/WB/3)

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Image 20

Date: 1794

This is the south west view of new Fort William in Calcutta. The old Fort William was first constructed at the turn of the eighteenth century. However, an attack on the fort by the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah the Nawab of Bengal in 1757 led the British to build a new fort. The new Fort William shown here was situated to the south of the city in Gobindpore and designed by John Brohier. The structure is polygonal in form and has extensive defences including bastions, earthworks and a moat. In addition to this, the area surrounding the fort known as the Maidan was cleared to provide an unrestricted line of fire. (BH/WB/9)

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