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Unshipping elephants at Calcutta

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Unshipping elephants at Calcutta
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Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Transportation

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Tran
Topics
Hoisting machinery
Elephants -- India
Animals -- Transportation
Shipping -- India
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Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Debarkation of elephants at Calcutta." "Strange to say, there is no wharf at this dockyard alongside of which the vessels could be brought, so that they had to be moored about fifty yards from the shore. They were, however, brought near a jetty, at the extremity of which is a large crane, and by means of this crane, and the tackle on board ship, all the elephants were safely landed." "This plan gave too much liberty to the elephants after reaching terra firma; for, as some of them chose to indulge in a roll and bath in the shallow water after their voyage, time was lost before the drivers could manage to lead them away." Written on border: "Feb. 20, 1858" Includes additional text.
Source note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 1/4 x 10 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17679363
Barcode: 33333159402300
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76a11c50-c536-012f-f202-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1858: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Unshipping elephants at Calcutta" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cfe8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Unshipping elephants at Calcutta" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cfe8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1858). Unshipping elephants at Calcutta Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cfe8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Unshipping elephants at Calcutta