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Shipping on the Hooghly River at Calcutta.

Shipping on the Hooghly River at Calcutta.

Repro ID: H5975
Title: Shipping on the Hooghly River at Calcutta.
Description: Indian cottons, silks and tea were transported by river boat to Calcutta for shipment to Europe. Bengali opium was also shipped from Calcutta and used to purchase tea from China.
Creator: Unknown
Date: c. 1880
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London

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