COLLECTION NAME:
Napoleonic Medallions
Record
Filename:
NM4222024007.JPG
Title:
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Alternative Title:
Settlement of the British at Bombay
Creator:
James Muide
Contributor:
Jean Pierre Droz
Subject:
British History
Subject:
East India Company
Description:
The verso of the bronze medal commemorates the settlement of the British at Bombay in 1662 and pictures a god-like character resting his elbow on a globe of the earth that primarily displays India and other eastern territories in Asia. The character, probably a depiction of the Roman god Neptune, is holding a British flag in one arm, and in the other a cornucopia. The inscriptions surrounding the character include “SETTLEMENT OF THE BRITISH AT BOMBAY,” “MDCLXII,” “DROZ F.,” and “MUDIE D.”
Publisher:
James Mudie
Date:
1662
Coverage:
British Colonization
Coverage:
British History
Coverage:
India
Genre/Form:
Medal
Source:
James Smith Noel Collection
Source:
Isabella Romanski
Language:
English
Rights:
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear properly identify William N. Gray as a creator, and provide a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. please request permission to publish or distribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
