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The port of Calcutta, c. 1870.

The port of Calcutta, c. 1870.
The port of Calcutta, c. 1870.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: C6622
Description: By the 1870s Calcutta had become one of the most important ports of the British Empire and the headquarters of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISNC).
Creator: Unknown
Date: c. 1870
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
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