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Detail from a map of India and the Middle East, showing the route of the Prince of Wales' tour
The Prince of Wales's Tour of India in 1875-6

Albert Edward's tour aimed to strengthen ties between the two countries

BOURNE & SHEPHERD (ACTIVE 1864-1900S)

Arrival of the Prince of Wales at Bombay, India 9 November 1875

9 Nov 1875

RCIN 2701603

This photograph shows the Prince's carriage travelling through Bombay. The initial views of the city were overwhelming and Russell observed that every yard of the city presented

extraordinary types of dress and effects of colour. There was something almost supernatural on those long vistas winding down banks of variegated lights […] as the carriage proceeded slowly, new effects continually opened up, and fresh surprise came upon one, from point to point, till it was a relief to close the eyes out of sheer satiety and to refuse to be surprised anymore.

William Howard Russell

By the mid-nineteenth century, Bombay was a diverse and cosmopolitan city and it attracted people from across India, and from Europe, to settle there for trade. 


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