The P&O premises at Garden Reach, Calcutta.

A general view of the P&O premises at Garden Reach, Calcutta. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: H5974

Description: Calcutta became the Indian terminus of the P&O line in 1842 and from then onwards many Bengali Lascars began to arrive in London on the P&O mail and passenger ships.

Creator: Unknown

Date: c. 1862

Credit line: National Maritime Museum