01. 02 The Queen's Statue, Bombay (Mumbai) - Circa 1870s 03 Borat Bazaar, Bombay (Mumbai) - Circa 1870s 04 Public Buildings, Bombay (Mumbai) - Circa 1880's 05 1870S, BOMBAY, BOURNE AND SHEPHERD, MUMBAI, STREET 06 19TH CENTURY, BOMBAY, MAHARASHTRA, MUMBAI Between 1850s to 1870s 07 08 Watson's Hotel, currently known as the Esplanade Mansion, is India's oldest surviving cast iron building. It is located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay). Named after its original owner, John Watson, the building was fabricated in England and constructed on site between 1860 and 1863. The hotel was leased on 26 August 1867 for the terms of Nine hundred and ninety nine years at yearly rent of Rupees Ninety two and twelve annas to Abdul Haq. It closed in the 1960s and was later subdivided and partitioned into smaller cubicles that were let out on rent as homes and offices. Neglect of the building has resulted in decay and, despite its listing as a Grade II–A heritage structure, the building it is now in a dilapidated state. 09 BOMBAY, MUMBAI, STREET 10 1910S, ARCHITECTURE, BOMBAY, MAHARASHTRA, MUMBAI 11 ARCHITECTURE, BOMBAY, DATE UNKNOWN, MUMBAI 12 ARCHITECTURE, BOMBAY, DATE UNKNOWN, MUMBAI 13 Prinsep Ghat Photographed after Calcutta (Kolkata) Cyclone - 1864 14 Aftermath of Cyclone in Kolkata (Calcutta) - 1860's 15 Aftermath of Cyclone in Kolkata (Calcutta) - 1860's 16 Aftermath of Cyclone in Kolkata (Calcutta) - 1860's 17 Aftermath of Cyclone in Kolkata (Calcutta) - 1860's 18 Aftermath of Cyclone in Kolkata (Calcutta) - 1860's 19 Aftermath of Cyclone in Kolkata (Calcutta) - 1860's 20 St Paul's Cathedral - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865 21 22 Lord Hardinge's statue & the Ochterlony Monument - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865 23 The Esplanade and Government House from Chowringhee - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865 24 Esplanada Row, Looking Towards Dharamtala, Calcutta (Kolkata) - c.1880's 25 Calcutta (kolkata) - Panoramic view from the Ochterlony Monument 1865 Photograph by Samuel Bourne in 1865 from Ochterlony Monument (now Shahid Minar). Images from www.geh.org. Photographs are low resolution I need a high resolution for more detail. Old photographs of Calcutta are extremely rare. 26 Calcutta (kolkata) 1865 27 Calcutta (kolkata) 1865 28 Calcutta (kolkata) 1865 29 View in the Eden Gardens - Calcutta (kolkata 30 Eden Gardens in Calcutta (Kolkata) - Late 19th Century 31 Pagoda in Eden Gardens, Calcutta (Kolkata) - c1880' 32 1850s to 1870s 33 1850s to 1870s 34 View of Arched Gateways to the Raj Bhavan (Government House) and Great Eastern Hotel - Calcutta (Kolkata) c.1881 35 Calcutta (Kolkata) Buildings and Street Scene - c.1881 36 1850s.Views of the North Park Cemetery, Calcutta 37 A bridge is visible in the background. and some people can be seen in the foreground. in right hand side a canal is visible. 39 A rotunda in a garden, Calcutta. 40 Esplanada Row, Looking Towards Dharamtala, Calcutta (Kolkata) - c.1880's