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RMRFT727–The old East India House, London headquarters of the East India Company, from which much of British India was governed until the British government took control of the Company's possessions in India in 1858. It was located in Leadenhall Street in the City of London. The first East India House on the site was an Elizabethan mansion, previously known as Craven House, which the Company first occupied in 1648. This was completely rebuilt in 1726–29; and further remodelled and extended in 1796–1800. It was demolished in 1861.
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RMPY64JH–Nana Sahib, Peshwa of the Maratha empire. Led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the 1857 uprising in India
RFW9T93H–Alllegorical typographical representation of the East India House, the London headquarters of the East India Company in 18th century
RMTWPMMN–'The Old East India House, Leadenhall Street, 1648-1726'. From Frederick Craces' 'Portfolio of London Views'. View of East India House before it was rebuilt in 1726.
RMEDNW9M–Engraving 1811, profile portraits of 20 men, called nabobs, who are representatives of the East India Company
RM2B02W59–The Dutch trader or merchant depicted in this scene would most probably have been working with the Dutch East India Company (VOC), which had established a monopoly on trade with Japan provided the Europeans maintained their barracks and trading post off the mainland in Dejima. Dejima, or Deshima (literally ‘Exit Island’), is a small artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634 during the Edo period. Dejima was built to constrain foreign traders as part of ‘sakoku’, a self-imposed isolationist policy. Originally built to house Portuguese traders, it changed to a Chinese and Dutch tra
RMH04AR4–Major-General Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, 1819-1868 joined the Bengal Army in 1841, and saw action during the 1st and 2nd Sikh War. From 1853-1859 he was appointed Commander of Peshawar where he assisted John Lawrence in holding Punjab during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
RM2B73GDJ–Map of India showing the British Territories and those of the Native States, 19th Century map by John Walker, East India Company, 1856
RM2B01PKB–India/Netherlands/Portugal: The capture of Kochi (Cochin) and victory of the V.O.C. over the Portuguese in 1663. Copper engraving by C. Decker for the Atlas van der Hem, 1682. The Dutch-Portuguese War was an armed conflict involving Dutch forces, in the form of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company, against Phillip II of Spain the nominally King of Spain and Portugal possessions, even the Portuguese Empire. Beginning in 1602, the conflict primarily involved the Dutch companies invading mostly Portuguese colonies in the Americas, Africa, India and the Far East.
RM2FM521W–An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China: Frontispiece, from the book by Johannes Nieuhof, engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1655
RM2B00N8N–Netherlands: Two sides of a duit, a coin minted in 1735 by the VOC or Dutch East India Company. Svdmolen (CC BY 2.5 License). The Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC) was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war.
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RM2M4E89J–Halftone of Indians preparing their cannons for the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, , from an educational publication, 1927. The battle ended as a decisive victory of the British East India Company under the leadership of Robert Clive. over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies.
RM2B01W6M–India: The early 17th century mausoleum of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Watercolour painting by the East India Company, 19th century. The tomb of the the third Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece, built 1605-1613 and set in 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Emperor Akbar himself commenced its construction around 1600, according to Central Asian tradition to begin the construction of one's tomb during one's lifetime. Akbar himself planned his own tomb and selected a suitable site. It was completed by his son.
RMMC6G5X–GRAPHOLOGY - OLIVER CROMWELL Autographic note of Oliver Cromwell, relating to a petition from the East India Company, dated November 6, 1657. The Oliver P. means, Oliver he Protector. From John Richard Green, A Short History of the English People, 1902 edn.
RM2B00NB8–India: Brahmi script. Ashoka's rock edict at Girnar, 3rd century BCE. Brāhmī is the modern name given to the oldest members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The best-known Brāhmī inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dated to the 3rd century BCE. These are traditionally considered to be the earliest known examples of Brāhmī writing, though recent discoveries suggest that Brāhmī may be somewhat older. The script was deciphered in 1837 by James Prinsep, an archaeologist, philologist, and official of the British East India Company.
RM2M9BJ7B–GEORGE JOHNSTONE (or Johnston) Naval commander, friend of the actor David Garrick, administrator in America and a director of the East India Company.
RM2B02TYA–The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia, including establishing colonies in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India.
RM2M3JT4D–Mr. Laird's ship-building yard in Liverpool. Iron ship-building on an extensive scale originated from this prolific ship-yard, with vessels carrying heavy guns for the East India Company constructed at Laird's. 75 ships were built between January and October 1856, when this drawing was made. Date: 1856
RM2B02WME–The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia, including establishing colonies in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India.
RM2M3K0PA–Engraving of the re-cut Koh-i-noor ('mountain of light') diamond, 1852. Previously owned by the Mogul emperors, the Persian Shahs and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab, it was presented to Queen Victoria by the East India Company in 1850. The diamond was displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1851, where various experts felt it displayed insufficient fire. It was decided therefore to recut the stone. This was undertaken by Guillaume Coster, over 38 days, in 1852 to produce a round diamond of 108 carats (shown in the image). In 1937 the diamond was placed in a crown to be worn by Queen Eliz
RM2B02TY9–The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia, including establishing colonies in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India.
RMH04APM–Mutineers pursued by cavalry during the Indian Rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company, that ran from May 1857 to July 1859. The rebellion began by Sepoys of the East India Company's army escalated into mutinies and civilian rebellions.
RMPY64JP–Major General Sir Henry Havelock. British general, particularly associated with India, recaptured Cawnpore during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
RMTRNX59–Major-General Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS (1810 – 1895) was a British East India Company army officer, politician and Orientalist, sometimes described as the Father of Assyriology. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1850 on account of being 'The Discoverer of the key to the Ancient Persian, Babylonian, and Assyrian Inscriptions in the Cuneiform character. The Author of various papers on the philology, antiquities, and Geography of Mesopotamia and Central Asia. Eminent as a Scholar'.
RM2FM521E–Emperor of China: from the book An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China, by Johannes Nieuhof, engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669
RMR3KFKC–Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery,(1584-1650) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. James made Philip a gentleman of the bedchamber and then creating him Baron Herbert of Shurland and Earl of Montgomery. He took a keen interest in English colonial ventures and became a member of the council of the Virginia Company in 1612; was one of the original incorporators of the Northwest Passage Company in 1612; and became a member of the Honourable East India Company in 1614.
RMERG79C–Autograph note of Oliver Cromwell to a petition of the East India Company, given at Whitehall on 6 November, 1657. English
RMH04AM2–John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811 – 1879), known as Sir John Lawrence, was an Englishman who became a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.
RM2PH108G–Maurice of Orange (1567-1625) was a Dutch prince and military leader who played a key role in the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and in establishing the United Provinces of the Netherlands. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of the early modern period, known for his innovative tactics and strategic vision. Maurice was instrumental in several significant battles, including the Siege of Leiden and the Battle of Nieuwpoort. He also played a key role in establishing the Dutch East India Company and modernizing the Dutch army. Maurice's legacy continues to be celebr
RMGFT857–Sir James Mackintosh (1765 – 1832) was a Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a journalist, judge, administrator, professor, philosopher and politician. From 1818 to 1824 he was professor of law and general politics in the East India Company's College at Haileybury
RF2BMWJ8X–Merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company of the 17 .. century Dutch East India Company / Handelsschiff der holländisch-ostindischen Kompanie des 17.. Jahrhundert, Niederländische Ostindien-Kompanie, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,
RM2BHW1XY–Engraving of the Battle of Seringapatam, 1799, in India, the last and decisive battle fought between Tipu Sultan and a combined force of 50,000 men provided equally by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the East India Company under the overall command of General George Harris.
RM2WFEYRR–Portrait of Nana Saheb Peshwa II (1824 – 1859), born as Dhondu Pant, an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the 1857 rebellion against the East India Company.Published circa 1880
RM2M3K0NH–Koh-i-noor ('mountain of light') diamond, in its original state, circa 1851. Previously owned by the Mogul emperors, the Persian Shahs and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab, it was presented to Queen Victoria by the East India Company in 1850. The diamond was displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1851, where various experts felt it displayed insufficient fire. It was decided therefore to recut the stone. This was undertaken by Guillaume Coster, over 38 days, in 1852 to produce a round diamond of 108 carats. In 1937 the diamond was placed in a crown to be worn by Queen Elizabeth the Queen
RM2B02TP5–The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia, including establishing colonies in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India.
RM2M3JTR2–Engraving of John Bourne's proposal for a River Steam Train for use on the rivers of India, 1849. At that time, India had a poor transport network and Mr. Bourne felt that shallow draft barges pulled by a paddle steamer could navigate India's shallow, winding river system. Bourne's plans were rejected by the East India Company. Date: 1849
RM2B02WMN–The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia, including establishing colonies in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India.
RMP0FF1Y–. English: Fleuron from book: A voyage to New Guinea, and the Moluccas, from Balambangan: including an account of Magindano, Sooloo, and other islands; and illustrated with thirty copperplates. Performed in the Tartar Galley, Belonging to the Honourable East India Company, During the Years 1774, 1775, and 1776, By Captain Thomas Forrest. To which is added, a vocabulary of the Magindano tongue. 251 A voyage to New Guinea Fleuron T076181-32
RM2B02WMA–The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia, including establishing colonies in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India.
RM2FM51YW–Sir Thomas Smythe (Smith) (c.1558–1625), was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the First Governor of the East India Company, portrait engraving by Simon de Passe, circa 1605
RM2B02TP6–The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia, including establishing colonies in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India.
RMR718WP–Porcelain dish with weapon of Rotterdam, dish plate dish crockery holder ceramic porcelain glaze, baked painted glazed stove enamelled Chine de commande Round saucer slanting edge on stand ring Under arm in black painted topglaze: ROTTERDAM wapengoed heraldic Rotterdam East India East India Company chine de commande
RM2B02F63–The East India Company (also the East India Trading Company, English East India Company, and then the British East India Company) was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China. The oldest among several similarly formed European East India Companies, the Company was granted an English Royal Charter, under the name Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies, by Elizabeth I on 31 December 1600. It ceased to trade in 1857.
RM2B02X1D–Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand, and to sight the Fiji islands. His navigator François Visscher and his merchant Isaack Gilsemans mapped substantial portions of Australia, New Zealand, and some Pacific Islands.
RM2B02R43–The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally ‘United East India Company’) was a chartered company established in 1602. It was also arguably the world's first mega-corporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, negotiate treaties, coin money, and establish colonies. Statistically, the VOC eclipsed all of its rivals in the Asia trade. The VOC enjoyed huge profits from its spice monopoly through most of the 1600s. The VOC became bankrupt and was formally dissolved in 1800.
RF2BR3F6Y–Jan Pieterszoon Coen, January 8, 1587 - September 21, 1629, was governor general of the Dutch East India Company East India Company, VOC, in Southeast Asia / Jan Pieterszoon Coen, 8. Januar 1587 - 21. September 1629, war Generalgouverneur der niederländischen Ostindien-Kompanie Oostindische Compagnie, VOC, in Südostasien, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,
RM2B02WMY–According to oral tradition, tea has been grown in China for more than four millennia. The earliest written accounts of tea making, however, date from around 350 CE, when it first became a drink at the imperial court. Around 800 CE tea seeds were taken to Japan, where regular cultivation was soon established. Just over five centuries later, in 1517, tea was first shipped to Europe by the Portuguese soon after they began their trade with China. In 1667 the Honourable East India Company ordered the first British shipment of tea from China, requesting of their agents ‘one hundred pounds weight o
RM2B9BNAY–Book called 'East India Company' Louis XV, 1720 Norbert Roettiers (1666-1727). Livre dite 'de la Compagnie des Indes' de Louis XV. Argent, 1720. Paris, musée Carnavalet.
RMAP105R–Edo period 1600 1868 vase blue floral design east India company Japan export porcelain family kiln enameled under glazed blue ov
RM2CB7B88–Auricula 'Duke of Cumberland' painted by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), a German botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations who became one of the most influential European botanical artists of all time. His first illustrations were in collaboration with Carl Linnaeus and George Clifford in 1735-1736. Clifford, a wealthy Dutch banker and governor of the Dutch East India Company was a keen botanist with a large herbarium.
RMP0FF26–. English: Fleuron from book: A voyage to New Guinea, and the Moluccas, from Balambangan: including an account of Magindano, Sooloo, and other islands; and illustrated with thirty copperplates. Performed in the Tartar Galley, Belonging to the Honourable East India Company, During the Years 1774, 1775, and 1776, By Captain Thomas Forrest. To which is added, a vocabulary of the Magindano tongue. 251 A voyage to New Guinea Fleuron T076181-42
RM2FM521T–Inner Court of the Palace at Peking: from the book An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China, by Johannes Nieuhof, engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669
RMMX9DT3–. English: Bust length portrait of John Purling (1722-1800), in an oval. John Purling was a director of the East India Company. He was a candidate in the notoriously corrupt Shoreham Election of 1770, and was elected an MP in 1772. Gainsborough moved to London in 1774. The lively brushwork of this portrait is typical of his late style. At this time, his usual fee for such a portrait was £31 10s. The subject is John Purling. He was a director of the East India Company and was elected an MP in 1772. between circa 1770 and circa 1780 (painted). Gainsborough, Thomas (RA), born 1727 - died 1788 (ar
RM2RN8G9D–Colin Campbell (1686-1757), supercargo of the Swedish East India Company between 1753 and 1757 by Johan Joachim Streng
RM2JD69K1–GEORGE JOHNSTONE (or Johnston) Naval commander, friend of the actor David Garrick, administrator in America and a director of the East India Company. Colourised version of : 10161943 Date: 1730 - 1787
RMR4YBFR–Arms of the East India Company. Painted plaster-cast of the original in St Matthias Church, Poplar. The coat of arms formed a ceiling boss, and shows the arms of the original Company, with three ships in full sail. . Arms of the East India Company, c.1654. c.1654. Source: Foster 859.
RM2RDYT8E–Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was a British colonial administrator who served as the first Governor-General of Bengal from 1772 to 1785. He played a crucial role in the early administration of British India. Under his leadership, Hastings sought to stabilize and reform the East India Company's rule in Bengal
RF2T3R91H–Procession of the workmen of the shipyard of the East India Company, 1787, Johan Christoffel Schultsz, 1787 Festive procession in the evening of the p
RM2B02WN5–According to oral tradition, tea has been grown in China for more than four millennia. The earliest written accounts of tea making, however, date from around 350 CE, when it first became a drink at the imperial court. Around 800 CE tea seeds were taken to Japan, where regular cultivation was soon established. Just over five centuries later, in 1517, tea was first shipped to Europe by the Portuguese soon after they began their trade with China. In 1667 the Honourable East India Company ordered the first British shipment of tea from China, requesting of their agents ‘one hundred pounds weight o
RM2T0TJNG–Schlagintweit brothers. The German explorers Adolf Schlagintweit (1829-1857) Hermann Schlagintweit (1826-1882) Robert Schlagintweit (1833-1885) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860
RM2CB7AT1–The Parrot tulip, Tulipa gesneriana, painted by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), a German botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations who became one of the most influential European botanical artists of all time. His first illustrations were in collaboration with Carl Linnaeus and George Clifford in 1735-1736. Clifford, a wealthy Dutch banker and governor of the Dutch East India Company was a keen botanist with a large herbarium.
RFC7XNKW–Major general Sir Thomas Munro 1st Baronet 1761 1827 Scottish soldier colonial administrator East India Company Army officer
RFC7XNKY–Major general Sir Thomas Munro 1st Baronet 1761 1827 Scottish soldier colonial administrator East India Company Army officer
RM2FM5218–Inside a Chinese Pagoda: from the book An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China, by Johannes Nieuhof, engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669
RMMWCJDF–. English: Bust length portrait of John Purling (1722-1800), in an oval. John Purling was a director of the East India Company. He was a candidate in the notoriously corrupt Shoreham Election of 1770, and was elected an MP in 1772. Gainsborough moved to London in 1774. The lively brushwork of this portrait is typical of his late style. At this time, his usual fee for such a portrait was £31 10s. The subject is John Purling. He was a director of the East India Company and was elected an MP in 1772. between circa 1770 and circa 1780 (painted). Gainsborough, Thomas (RA), born 1727 - died 1788 (ar
RF2B74JFE–Flag of the East India Company, 1881, this flag has consists of equal horizontal stripes alternating with vertical lines, and it has vertical cross su
RMR4YCM7–Muzzle-loading, rifled, .557in calibre. War Department production piece bought by the East India Company as a specimen and numbered as their pattern piece number 118 (engraved '118' on buttplate tang). Correct ramrod present. Backsight leaves. 1865. Source: Foster 997.
RM2RDYT6X–Hyder Ali (1722-1782) was an Indian ruler and military strategist who played a significant role in the history of South India, particularly during the 18th century. He was the Sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in present-day Karnataka
RM2AGNCDG–19th century picture showing detail from the temple at Madurai showing a statue of a praying figure (possibly King Viswanatha Nayak, Founder of Madurai Nayak Dynasty). In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi, leader of Indian nationalism in British India, first adopted the loin cloth as his mode of dress
RM2B02WM9–According to oral tradition, tea has been grown in China for more than four millennia. The earliest written accounts of tea making, however, date from around 350 CE, when it first became a drink at the imperial court. Around 800 CE tea seeds were taken to Japan, where regular cultivation was soon established. Just over five centuries later, in 1517, tea was first shipped to Europe by the Portuguese soon after they began their trade with China. In 1667 the Honourable East India Company ordered the first British shipment of tea from China, requesting of their agents ‘one hundred pounds weight o
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