Bombay 100 Years Ago

North-west view of the fort of Bombay Artist: William Westall,  (1781-1850)Medium: Aquatint, coloured. Date: 1826 This is plate 17 from...

‘Mazagon, seen from Boreebunder’ Lithographer : Spreat, William (fl. Mid - 19th century) Medium: Lithograph Date: 1850 Lithograph of Mazagon...

Lord Wellesley’s Monument at Bombay Artist: Simpson, William ( 1823 - 1899)Medium: Chromolithograph. Date: 1867 Ancient and Modern. Lord Wellesley...

Interior of the great Cave Temple of Elephanta Artist: Westall, William (1781-1850) Medium: Aquatint, coloured Date: 1830 This is plate...

Government House, Parell Artist: Gonsalves, Jose M. (fl. 1826 - c. 1842) Medium: Lithograph, Coloured. Date: 1833 Plate two from...

Fishing boats in the Monsoon, northern part of Bombay harbour. Artist: Stanfield, W Clarkson Medium: Aquatint, Coloured. Date: 1826 This...

Situated in South Bombay, the Church of St Andrew and St Columba is sometimes called the Scots Kirk. Construction began...

Ballard Pier Mole was a former station of the Mumbai Port Trust Railway in the Ballard Pier precinct of South Mumbai.  The Ballard Pier Mole railway...

Behind Chowpatty in South Mumbai, lies what many consider a city within a city -- Girgaum. Its name is derived...

The statue of Shet Cursetjee Manockjee, who founded the Alexandra Girls English Institution, which still exists, was erected and installed...

When the Suez Canal opened in 1869, it revolutionised sea trade and made Bombay a vital port in trade. The...

Before 1911, the Custom department at Mumbai was accommodated in two main buildings namely the Fort Custom House and the...