A View of Chinsura, the Dutch Settlement, in Bengal, William Hodges, 1787

This is plate 28 from william hodges' 'select views in india'. Hodges travelled past the dutch settlement at chinsura during his 1781/82 tour of bengal. Located on the river ganges, chinsura had been settled by the dutch in the previous century. Hodges wrote: "this is the residence of the dutch governor and his council. There is a fort and within that the factories of the dutch east-india company in this part of india. Chiunsura is remarkable for the pleasantness of its situation and its healthiness. ". Object Type: print. Date: 1787. Depicted Place: Chinsurah. A View of Chinsura the Dutch settlement in Bengal; by William Hodges, 1787