Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
'Tidal `bore' coming up the River Hoogley (frm nature) 7/11/81. Howrah (West of Calcutta) seen on the further bank'
View through Europeana Collections
Pencil drawing of a tidal bore on the River
Hooghly at Howrah near Calcutta by Reginald William Warneford dated
7th November 1881. Inscribed 'Tidal `bore' coming up the River
Hoogley (frm nature) 7/11/81. Howrah (West of Calcutta) seen on the
further bank'.A tidal bore is a wave which rushes up river
estuaries at exceptionally high tides or flood tides. The wave
develops a steep forward slope as it hits the river water flowing
in the other direction. Two to three times faster than normal tidal
currents, the bore tends to be higher near the banks of the river
than in the midstream.
Title: 'Tidal `bore' coming up the River Hoogley (frm nature)
7/11/81. Howrah (West of Calcutta) seen on the further
bank'
Description:
Pencil drawing of a tidal bore on the River
Hooghly at Howrah near Calcutta by Reginald William Warneford dated
7th November 1881.
Inscribed 'Tidal `bore' coming up the River
Hoogley (frm nature) 7/11/81.
Howrah (West of Calcutta) seen on the
further bank'.
A tidal bore is a wave which rushes up river
estuaries at exceptionally high tides or flood tides.
The wave
develops a steep forward slope as it hits the river water flowing
in the other direction.
Two to three times faster than normal tidal
currents, the bore tends to be higher near the banks of the river
than in the midstream.
Related Results
'Views along the Hooghly'. River Hooghly. Uncoloured
aquatint with etching by James Moffat, Calcutta, 1798
'Views along the Hooghly'. River Hooghly. Uncoloured
aquatint with etching by James Moffat, Calcutta, 1798
Uncoloured aquatint with etching of the River
Hooghly by James Moffat (1775-1815) one of his 'Views along the
Hooghly' published in Calcutta in 1798. Calcutta was founded on the
mu...
Pagoda, Eden Gardens
Pagoda, Eden Gardens
Lithograph of the Pagoda at Eden Gardens in
Calcutta by Vincent Robert Alfred Brooks (1814-85) one of 'Eight
views of Calcutta' published in London c.1870. Eden Gardens are
situate...
The Salt Water Lake, east of Calcutta, crowded with boats,
with the city in the distance
The Salt Water Lake, east of Calcutta, crowded with boats,
with the city in the distance
Watercolour of the Salt Water Lake east of
Calcutta by Thomas Prinsep (1800-1830) c.1827-8. Inscribed on the
album page, 'Salt Water Lake. c.1827-8, Hollowed date trees as
canoes, ...
Sketch map of the Barna river from Garstin's bridge to the
Old Fort, Benares
Sketch map of the Barna river from Garstin's bridge to the
Old Fort, Benares
Pen and ink and wash sketch map of the Barna
river from Garstin's bridge to the Old Fort at Varanasi (Benares)
in Uttar Pradesh, by James Prinsep (1799-1840), dated 1824. The
image...
View of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from
Dibrugarh (Assam)
View of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from
Dibrugarh (Assam)
Watercolour by Edward Augustus Prinsep
(1828-1900), of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from
Dibrugarh in Assam, dated c.1848. The image is inscribed on the
front in ink: 'Th...
Statue of Sir William Peel in the Eden Gardens
[Calcutta]
Statue of Sir William Peel in the Eden Gardens
[Calcutta]
Photograph of Sir William Peel's statue in Eden
Gardens from 'Views of Calcutta and Barrakpore was taken by Samuel
Bourne in the 1860s. Sir William Peel (1824-1858) was a son of Si...
'Hurdwar. India. May 1878'
'Hurdwar. India. May 1878'
Oil painting on paper by Marianne North of
Haridwar, dated May 1878. Marianne North visited India in 1877-79
and completed over 200 paintings whilst there.Haridwar is a holy
city o...
Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank
to the river
Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank
to the river
Watercolour by James Prinsep (1799-1840), of
building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the
river at Varanasi (Benares) in Uttar Pradesh, dated 1826. The image...