India Thorugh The Postcard

Hygeri Line In Bombay

1898

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Hygeri Line In Bombay

Art: Josef Hoffmann | Print: Josef Heim, Vienna | 1898

Hygeri-Line in Bombay is a vintage postcard from a painting by Austrian artist Josef Hoffmann. The chromolithograph postcard was published in 1898 by Josef Heim in Vienna, part of a rare series depicting scenes from Hoffmann’s tour of India.

  • Subject: Hygeri Line (Agiary Lane) in Bombay.
  • Artist/Publisher: Aquarelle by painter Josef Hoffmann, published by Josef Heim in Vienna. Distributed by Thacker & Co., Bombay.
  • Year: Produced in 1898.
  • Rarity: This specific card is No. 6 of the nine India lithographic postcards from the series, and is considered rare.

Information

  • Region: British India
  • Place: Bombay
  • Date: 1898
  • Printer: Josef Heim
  • Type: Lithograph (colour)
  • Postal Status: Unused
  • Postmark: NA
  • Message/ Address: NA
  • Language: English
  • Condition: Good

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