Gezicht op fort Gustavus te Chunchura Gezigt der Zuid en West zyden van het Nederlandsche Fort Gustavus te Tjutjura in Bengaalen (titel op object), NG-400-C, Johannes Rach, 1762

Identification title(s): view of fort gustavus in chunchura. View of the south and west sides of the dutch fort gustavus in tjutjura in bengal (title on object). Object type: drawing object number: ng-400-c. Inscriptions / marks: inscription, top, handwritten: 'view of the south and west sides of the dutch fort gustavus in tjutjura in bengal. [monogram cb or cjb] 1762. '. Description: view of the dutch fort gustavus in chunchura (chinsura or tjutjura) in bengal. The fort protected the voc's headquarters in hougly. With a wide decorated edge with geometric and plant motifs on which some allegorical figures and heraldic attributes. In the middle the fort with the dutch flag and various figures. In the distance buildings and a settlement. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: johannes rach (possibly). Place of manufacture: bengal. Date: 1762. Physical features: brush in gray. Material: paper ink technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: h 342 mm × w 492 mm. Subject: what: fortress. When: 1750 - 1800. Where. Bengal. Hougly. Chunchura. Fort gustavus. Who: dutch east india company. Acquisition: purchase 1958. Date: 1762.