The Hon. East India Company’s Fleet of Transport and War Steamers in Bombay Harbour

This print depicts the East India Company’s fleet of transport and warships at Bombay Harbour, before their sending off for the Persian Gulf in the Anglo-Persian War. This print was published in the 3 January 1857 issue of the Illustrated London News to complement an article titled “The Persian Expedition in the Gulf of Bombay”.

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