R. Jump; Capt.Roop Chund Roy Street; Calcutta.Roop chund roy street is near the Burra bazaar. The gamblers on the left. Courtezan smoking her hubble-bubble; on the right. The dwarf is well known in the bazaar. The cloth suspended from lines; indicates the abode of dyers; who are a numerous class.The group in the centre is composed of traders; brokers; and other busy people. The petted and pampered Brahminy Bull is quietly wandering by; and the sacred block centre piece of hewn stone; serving for a seat to the next figure; is the emblem of the vital principle; or Lingam - the simple root of the Hindoo's varied Pantheism-the adored household god he most constantly bows to.London; Parbury & Co. Leadenhall Str. May; 1837.From: Views in Calcutta.X446 plate 5London; British Library.

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