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    JAMES WILLIAM ROWE

    Letter offering photograph of the Proclamation

    24 - 24 Dec 1858

    Handwritten letter on paper | 22.6 x 37.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2935014.b

    Letter from James William Rowe to Queen Victoria offering a photograph (RCIN 2935014.a) of Queen Victoria's Proclamation to the Prince's Chiefs and peoples of India, an event that took place on 1 November 1858

    • Creator(s)

      James William Rowe (writer)

    • 22.6 x 37.5 cm (whole object)

    • Received by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Asia
          • India
            • Bengal [India]
              • West Bengal [India]
                • Kolkata [West Bengal]
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