historical images of maharashtra

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Rest house khuldabad, British colonial period

Rest house khuldabad, British colonial period

Paradise Cottage (Rest house) and a number of tombs, Rauza, Maharashtra from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of Caves of Ellora and Dowlatabad Fort in H.H. the Nizam's Dominions' taken by Deen Dayal in the 1890s.... More

Zar zari zar, British colonial period

Zar zari zar, British colonial period

Dargah of Zar Zari Baksh from the inner courtyard, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of Caves of Ellora and Dowlatabad Fort in H.H. the Nizam's Dominions' taken by Deen Dayal in the 1890s. Rauza or Khuldabad. ... More

Bacaim

Bacaim

Bacaim

New Palace at Kolhapur

New Palace at Kolhapur

New Palace at Kolhapur

'Basseen Fort', by Captain James Barton, London, c.1820

'Basseen Fort', by Captain James Barton, London, c.1820

*'Basseen Fort', by Captain James Barton, London, c.1820* (BL); also: *'View in Basseen Fort'* [*Barton 1820b*] Coloured lithograph of a view in Bassein Fort by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after Captain Jam... More

'View in Basseen Fort'

'View in Basseen Fort'

See also *'Basseen Fort', by Captain James Barton, London, c.1820* (BL); this: *'View in Basseen Fort'* [*Barton 1820b*] Coloured lithograph of a view in Bassein Fort by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after Ca... More

Callian, Northern Concan - British Library P155

Callian, Northern Concan - British Library P155

Callian, Northern Concan Coloured lithograph of Kalyan in the Northern Konkan in Maharashtra by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after an original drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829). Plate 3 of Captain J... More

Gonuck Ghur - British Library P164

Gonuck Ghur - British Library P164

Gonuck Ghur Coloured lithograph by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after an original drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829) of 'Gonuck Ghur' in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, dated c. 1820. Plate 12 of C... More

Hill Fort of Bhow Mullen - British Library P153

Hill Fort of Bhow Mullen - British Library P153

Hill Fort of Bhow Mullen. Captain James Barton, 12 Views of Hill Forts in the Western Ghats near Bombay, London, c.1820. Pl.1. Coloured lithograph of the 'Hill Fort of Bhow Mullen' in the Western Ghats in Maha... More

Hill Fort of Kurnallah - British Library P161

Hill Fort of Kurnallah - British Library P161

Hill Fort of Kurnallah Coloured lithograph of the 'Hill Fort of Kurnallah' in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after an original drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829). Pl... More

Hill Fort of Mhowle - British Library P160

Hill Fort of Mhowle - British Library P160

Hill Fort of Mhowle Coloured lithograph of the Hill Fort of Mhowle in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after an original drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829). Plate 8 of... More

Hill Fort of Sidghur - British Library P154

Hill Fort of Sidghur - British Library P154

Hill Fort of Sidghur Coloured lithograph of the 'Hill Fort of Sidghur' in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after an original drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829). Plate ... More

Hill Fort of Veshallgheen - British Library P184

Hill Fort of Veshallgheen - British Library P184

'Hill Fort of Veshallgheen'. Plate 1 from Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an officer in the Indian Army, drawn and printed by Baron A. Friedel, London, 1833 Coloured lithograph of the hill fort... More

North view of Sattarah - British Library P190

North view of Sattarah - British Library P190

North view of Sattarah. Plate 7 from 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army', published by Baron A. Friedel, London, 1833. Coloured lithograph of the fort at Satara in M... More

The Ghats from Byghur - British Library P185

The Ghats from Byghur - British Library P185

The Ghats from Byghur Proof copy of a lithograph of 'The Ghats from Byghur' plate 2, from an original drawing by Baron Adam Friedel. Plate 2 of 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in th... More

Town of 'Wall', and Hill Fort of 'Pandoghan' - British Library P186

Town of 'Wall', and Hill Fort of 'Pandoghan' - British Library P186

'Town ...Wall, and Hill Fort of Pandoghar'. Plate 3 from Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army, drawn and printed by Baron A Friedel, London, 1833. Coloured lithograph o... More

View at Jaulna 162 - British Library P162

View at Jaulna 162 - British Library P162

View at Jaulna 162 Coloured lithograph of a view at Jalna in Maharashtra by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after a drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829) from Barton's '12 Views of Hill Forts in the Wester... More

View at Jaulna 163 - British Library P163

View at Jaulna 163 - British Library P163

View at Jaulna 163 Coloured lithograph of a view at Jalna by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after a drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829) from Barton's '12 Views of Hill Forts in the Western Ghats near Bo... More

View in the Northern Concan - British Library P157

View in the Northern Concan - British Library P157

View in the Northern Concan Coloured lithograph of a view in the Northern Konkan by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after Captain James Barton (1793-1829). Plate 5 of Captain James Barton's '12 Views of Hill For... More

View in the Conkan - British Library P188

View in the Conkan - British Library P188

View in the Conkan. Plate 5 from 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army', published by Baron A. Friedel, London, 1833. Coloured lithograph of a view in the Konkan by J.H... More

View of Wassortah - British Library P191

View of Wassortah - British Library P191

View of Wassortah. Plate 8 from 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army' published by Baron A Friedel in London in 1833. Coloured lithograph of a view of Vasota by A. Pic... More

West point of Sattarah - British Library P187

West point of Sattarah - British Library P187

West point of Sattarah. Plate 4 of 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army', published by Baron A Friedel, London, 1833. Coloured lithograph of the fort at Satara in Maha... More

Winding gold and silver thread in Yeola

Winding gold and silver thread in Yeola

Photograph of a man winding gold and silver thread in Yeola, Maharashtra. A man seated on a wooden bench winding thread. The man has one leg lifted up and bent at the knee. He appears to be using his leg to wi... More

Ajanta, Temple sculpté dans le roc, 34617201

Ajanta, Temple sculpté dans le roc, 34617201

Adjuntah, Temple cruité dans le roc (sic), negative 1849 - 1851; print 1851, Albumen silver print from a waxed paper negative, 22.2 × 17.8 cm (8 3/4 × 7 in.), 2013.55.47. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.... More

A scene from film, Raja Harishchandra (1913)

A scene from film, Raja Harishchandra (1913)

A scene from film, Raja Harishchandra (1913).

A scene from film, Raja Harishchandra, 1913

A scene from film, Raja Harishchandra, 1913

A still of a scene from the first full-length silent feature film in India, Raja Harishchandra. The film was released in 1913 had no sound or music and had men playing roles for women.

Ballard-Pier-Mole - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Ballard-Pier-Mole - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

"Frontier Mail" (Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway) leaving Ballard Pier Mole station in Bombay.

Lanka Dahan 1917 film (1), Maharashtra, India

Lanka Dahan 1917 film (1), Maharashtra, India

A scene from the 1917 Indian silent film Lanka Dahan.

Leela Chitnis Maharashtra, India, actress. Black and white portrait photograph

Leela Chitnis Maharashtra, India, actress. Black and white portrait ph...

Photograph of Indian actress Leela Chitnis Public domain photograph - actress, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marathi dancing girls, Maharashtra, India

Marathi dancing girls, Maharashtra, India

Many examples of clothing & jewellery from India were exhibited at the London Universal Exhibition of 1872 and this photograph may have been one of those shown to demonstrate the way it was worn.

Sant Kanhopatra, Maharashtra, India

Sant Kanhopatra, Maharashtra, India

Script of "Sant Kanhopatra": front page

Ahmadnagar1857, The Illustrated London News

Ahmadnagar1857, The Illustrated London News

"Encampment at Ahmednuggur of General Woodburn's brigade," Illustrated London News, 1857

Aurangzebs palace, Maharashtra, India

Aurangzebs palace, Maharashtra, India

This plate shows a distant view of Aurangabad, which was the centre of local government and the headquarters for the troops of the Nizam of Hyderabad State even after he moved from there in 1811. Grindlay expl... More

Iln1857c, The Illustrated London News

Iln1857c, The Illustrated London News

"Execution at Bombay of a Mutinous Havildar and Sepoy, by Blowing from Guns," Illustrated London News, 1857

Malik Ambar's Tomb, Maharashtra, India

Malik Ambar's Tomb, Maharashtra, India

Malik Ambar's tomb Near Rozah(Khuldabad), Aurangabad.

The Ghats from Ryghur - Public domain scan / drawing

The Ghats from Ryghur - Public domain scan / drawing

Coloured lithograph of 'The Ghats from Ryghur' by J.H. Lynch from an original drawing by Baron Adam Friedel (fl.1833). Plate 6 of 'Eight Most Splendid Views of India, sketched by an Officer in the Indian Army'... More

The Town of Chaul and The Town of Bassein, a French print from the 1700's

The Town of Chaul and The Town of Bassein, a French print from the 170...

"The Town of Chaul" and "The Town of Bassein," a French print from the 1700's Source: ebay, Sept. 2007

Police Station, Mahabaleshwar

Police Station, Mahabaleshwar

Image taken from: Title: "Letters from India and Kashmir: written 1870; illustrated and annotated 1873 [By J. Duguid. With plates.]" Author(s): India [organisation] ; Duguid, J., author [person] British Librar... More

Rutnagheria

Rutnagheria

Image taken from: Title: "Letters from India and Kashmir: written 1870; illustrated and annotated 1873 [By J. Duguid. With plates.]" Author(s): India [organisation] ; Duguid, J., author [person] British Librar... More

Sattarah from Grant Duff's History of the Mahrattas

Sattarah from Grant Duff's History of the Mahrattas

Identifier: comprehensivehis01beve Title: A comprehensive history of India, civil, military, and social, from the first landing of the English to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt; including an outline of th... More

Zaibunissa palace, Maharashtra, India

Zaibunissa palace, Maharashtra, India

Palace of Zeb-un-Nissa (Aurangazeb's daughter), Aurangabad. فارسی: قصر زیب‌النسا شاعر پارسی‌گوی در اورنگ‌آباد هند.

Colaba Fort, 1855, Maharashtra, India

Colaba Fort, 1855, Maharashtra, India

Colaba Fort or Kolaba Fort, Alibag, 35 km south of Mumbai. 1855 photograph. It is nine hundred feet long and three hundred and fifty feet wide and built by Shivaji Maharaj in 1680.

Family Photo of a Maharatta Family from Bombay (Mumbai) by the Taurines Studio - 1880's

Family Photo of a Maharatta Family from Bombay (Mumbai) by the Taurine...

Family Photograph of a Marahatta Family from Bombay (Mumbai) by the Taurines Studio - 1880's

*"Temple of Ambernath near Callian," a wood engraving by E. Therond, 1878

*"Temple of Ambernath near Callian," a wood engraving by E. Therond, 1...

*"Temple of Ambernath near Callian," a wood engraving by E. Therond, 1878* Source: ebay, Jan. 2007

Bussein Fort a photo, c.1870's

Bussein Fort a photo, c.1870's

"Bussein Fort," a photo, c.1870's Source: ebay, Feb. 2011

Railwaylocomotiv20newy-p383-Matheran-leaving-Neral

Railwaylocomotiv20newy-p383-Matheran-leaving-Neral

Matheran Railway setting out from Neral in early 1900s. As this was published in 1907 it would have been taken between 1904 and 1907 possibly before opening of the complete line.