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View of St John's cathedral
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This is plate 19 from James Baillie Fraser's
'Views of Calcutta and its Environs'. Fraser (1783-1856) arrived in
Calcutta in 1814 and in six years produced these animated sketches
of the busy city of Calcutta, published later as a collection of 24
superbly aquatinted plates.St John's cathedral, built in 1787, was
designed by Lieutenant James Agg of the Bengal Engineers and based
on the design of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. A ramp had been
built by the side of the Cathedral to allow easy access for
palanquins. To the right of the cathedral is the monument to the
Rohilla campaign of 1794.
Title: View of St John's cathedral
Description:
This is plate 19 from James Baillie Fraser's
'Views of Calcutta and its Environs'.
Fraser (1783-1856) arrived in
Calcutta in 1814 and in six years produced these animated sketches
of the busy city of Calcutta, published later as a collection of 24
superbly aquatinted plates.
St John's cathedral, built in 1787, was
designed by Lieutenant James Agg of the Bengal Engineers and based
on the design of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.
A ramp had been
built by the side of the Cathedral to allow easy access for
palanquins.
To the right of the cathedral is the monument to the
Rohilla campaign of 1794.
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