Archdeacon of Calcutta and historian of India

A boy slave in Zanzibar punished by being forced to stand with a heavy piece of wood on his head which is chained to his ankle. Process print by C.H., 1896, after W.K. Firminger.

The diaries of three surgeons of Patna, 1763 / edited by Walter K. Firminger.

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Walter Kelly Firminger

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The diaries of three surgeons of Patna, 1763 / edited by Walter K. Firminger.

A boy slave in Zanzibar punished by being forced to stand with a heavy piece of wood on his head which is chained to his ankle. Process print by C.H., 1896, after W.K. Firminger.