View of Vizagapatam with the fort and harbour and the Dolphin's Nose hill beyond

细节

Circle of Captain Elisha Trapaud (circa 1788)
View of Vizagapatam with the fort and harbour and the Dolphin's Nose hill beyond
indistinctly inscribed 'North View of Vizagapatam' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
12½ x 17½ in. (31.7 x 44.5 cm.)

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拍品专文

A set of views of India including a view of Vizagapatnam by Captain Elisha Trapaud was published by John Wells in 1788.

Vizagapatam, (Visakhapatman) a major port on the east coast between Calcutta and Madras, attracted a thriving community of European traders. In 1687, the East India Company set up an English factory and the city soon became a noted centre of furniture production specifically making ivory inlaid and ivory veneered furniture, examples of which can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and at Powyss Castle, Wales.