Dutch settlement at Chinsura on the Hugli river, West Bengal. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.

  • Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
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20 June 1787
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26756i
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Dutch settlement at Chinsura on the Hugli river, West Bengal. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Chinsura was held by the Dutch from the 17th century until 1825

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London (Charing Cross) : J. Wells, 20 June 1787.

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1 print : soft ground etching with aquatint, printed in sepia, with watercolour ; platemark 32.7 x 47.8 cm.

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A view of Chinsura the Dutch settlement in Bengal ; drawn on the spot & engraved by W. Hodges

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Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, no. 416.28

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Wellcome Collection 26756i

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