Patna in its setting, in Bihar ("Bahar"), at a very convenient point for Gangetic and other river traffic (from a map by SDUK, 1844)
Source: ebay, Aug. 2006
*Part of the City of Patna, on the River Ganges; by Thomas Daniell, 1795* (BL)
*Chait festival, on the banks of the Ganges at Patna; a watercolor, c.1795-1800* (BL)
*'Another
view of the great Choke,' both sides of the main street of Patna,
dominated
by two facing chattris; a watercolor by Seeta Ram, 1814-15* (BL);
also: *'Great
Choke at Patna', a view of one side of the main street in the Indian
city
of Patna* [*Sitaram 1814 c*];
also: *Grounds
of Duncan Campbell's house at Patna* [*Sitaram
1814
d*];
also: *The
great Gola on the Maidan at Bankipore [in Patna]* [*Sitaram
1814 e*];
also: *The
opium godown or store within its compound at Patna* [*Sitaram
1814 f*]
also: *The
inside of the opium godown at Patna* [*Sitaram
1814
g*];
also: *The
old European cemetery at Patna* [*Sitaram
1814
h*];
also: *The
shrine of Shah Arzani at Patna*; [*Sitaram
1814
i*]
Pen and ink drawings by Sir Charles D'Oyly (1781-1845), of Patna City in Bihar, from an Album of 80 drawings of views in Bengal and Bihar taken between January 1823 and May 1825. Patna, the ancient Pataliputra, was the centre of the opium trade in northern India. The Dutch, French, Danish and British East India Companies all had 'factories' there.
D'Oyly arrived in India in 1797 and spent his first few years in Calcutta as Assistant to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal. He was Collector of Dacca from 1808-18 and was made Opium Agent at Patna in 1821. Whilst at Dacca he met the artist George Chinnery and became his pupil from 1808-12. D'Oyly was a prolific amateur artist who was greatly admired by the European community. He set up and ran a lithographic press, the 'Behar Lithography', and also formed an amateur art society, the 'United Patna and Gaya Society' or 'Behar School of Athens': 'for the promotion of Arts and Sciences and for the circulation of fun and merriment of all descriptions.'
*Eastern
gateway of Patna City (Bihar). 26 October 1824; a drawing by Sir
Charles
D'Oyly* (BL) [above];
also: *Western
gateway of Patna City (Bihar). 23 October 1824* [*D'Oyly
1824 b*];
also: *Mosque
of Fakr al-Daula, Patna City (Bihar). 26 October 1824* [*D'Oyly
1824 c*];
also: *The
Gossain Katra near the Chawk, Patna City (Bihar). 23 October 1824*
[*D'Oyly 1824 d*];
also: *View
from the terrace of the Patna Custom House looking along the Ganges
towards
Gulzarbagh and Bankipur (Bihar). 24 October 1824* [*D'Oyly
1824 e*];
also: *Another
view from the Patna Customs House (Bihar) with steps leading down to
the
river and country boats moored by the bank. 24 October 1824* [*D'Oyly
1824 f*];
also: *View
of a stone mosque in the Western suburbs of Patna City (Bihar) looking
west. 29 October 1824* [*D'Oyly 1824 g*];
also: *View
of a temple erected by Maharaja Mitrajit Singh in the W. suburbs of
Patna
City (Bihar), taken from the terrace of the Raja's house. 25 October
1824*
[*D'Oyly 1824 h*];
also: *View
of Raja Shitab Rai's ghat in the W. suburbs of Patna City (Bihar) taken
from the river. 19 November 1824* [*D'Oyly
1824 i*];
also: *View
of road and houses near Patri Ghat in the Western suburbs of Patna City
(Bihar). 31 October 1824* [*D'Oyly 1824 j*];
also: *View
of the bazaar in Patna City near the gateway of the Fort. 28 October
1824*
[*D'Oyly 1824 k*];
also: *View
of the French Factory, Patna City (Bihar) seen from the river. 19
November
1824* [*D'Oyly 1824 l*];
also: *View
of the opium bungalow and encampment at Gulzarbagh, near Patna City
(Bihar);
a road coming down to the river. 19 November 1824* [*D'Oyly
1824 m*];
also: *View
of the ruins of the Dutch Factory in the W. suburbs of Patna City
(Bihar)
showing the great revetments on the River Ganges. 17 November 1824*
[*D'Oyly 1824 n*]
*The "Golghar" as it looks today*
Source: http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/13560
(downloaded Jan. 2007)
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