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English: Picture of six 'Native Judges and Officers of the Court of the Recorder, at Bombay', at the beginning of F W Blagdon's book, 'A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India'. According to Blagdon, these drawings 'were taken from life in 1758' and are labelled respectively as holding the following positions. '1. Judge of the Hindu Law, Antoba Crustnagee Pundit. 2. Interpreter, Rhowangee Sewagee. 3. Hindoo Officer, Lellather Chatta Bhutt. 4. Judge of the Mohomedan Law, Cajee Husson. 5. Officer to the Mooremen, Mahmoud Ackram of the Codjee order or priesthood of the cast of Moormens. 6. Haveldar, or summoning Officer, Mahmound Ismael'.
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Source http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2010/07/native-judges-and-officers-of-court-of.html
Author Orme, Edward (1774 - c.1822)

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  • 2008-11-12 09:35 Fowler&fowler 712×621× (108932 bytes) {{Information |Description=A colored engraving entitled, "The Native Judges and Officers of the Court of The Recorder At Bombay." The figures are labeled as follows: top middle: Judge of Hindoo Law; top left: Interpreter; top right: Hindoo officer; botto

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