Tellicherry, Kerala
By Samuel Scott and George Lambert

Date painted: c.1731
Oil on canvas, 78.5 x 117 cm

A large goods shed stands near the shore and a few houses are visible behind and at the side. To the left is the fort, from a bastion of which flies the Union Jack.

Shipping in the foreground, wooded hills in the background.

Collection: British Library

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