Detail View: Napoleonic Medallions: National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
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Filename:
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NM4222024007.JPG
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Title:
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National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
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Alternative Title:
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Settlement of the British at Bombay
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Creator:
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James Muide
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Contributor:
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Jean Pierre Droz
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Subject:
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British History
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Subject:
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East India Company
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Description:
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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.”
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Publisher:
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James Mudie
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Date:
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1662
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Coverage:
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British Colonization
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Coverage:
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British History
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Coverage:
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India
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Genre/Form:
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Medal
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Source:
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James Smith Noel Collection
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Source:
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Isabella Romanski
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Language:
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English
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Rights:
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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.
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