India. A collection of thirteen pen & ink sketches of the Bengal Pilot Service, circa 1880, pen and ink sketches and drawings depicting vignettes of life with the Bengal Pilot Service, including portraits of officers and men, wardroom scenes, drawings of ships, caricatures and topographical scenes, various sizes and condition (Qty: 13) The Bengal Pilot service guided shipping along the Hooghly River between Calcutta and the Bay of Bengal. The strait was considered so dangerous that a pilot of the BPS would take over and steer a visiting ship for the duration of the passage along the river. It was staffed by British and Indian personnel.
India. A collection of thirteen pen & ink sketches of the Bengal Pilot Service, circa 1880, pen and ink sketches and drawings depicting vignettes of life with the Bengal Pilot Service, including portraits of officers and men, wardroom scenes, drawings of ships, caricatures and topographical scenes, various sizes and condition (Qty: 13) The Bengal Pilot service guided shipping along the Hooghly River between Calcutta and the Bay of Bengal. The strait was considered so dangerous that a pilot of the BPS would take over and steer a visiting ship for the duration of the passage along the river. It was staffed by British and Indian personnel.
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