The image is a photograph of a plaque on a wall that reads "The Indian Navy 1830-1863". The plaque is rectangular in shape and has a white background with black text. The text is written in a serif font and is centered on the page. Below the text, there is a brief description of the Indian Navy, which was placed under the Bombay Government. 

On the top left corner of the plaque, it reads "On 01 May 1830, the Indian Naval was located under the British Government. It initially went through a lean period till 1837 but steadily expanded thereafter. In 1839, the Navy captured the service along with the Royal Navy and the Bengal Marine took active part in the China War during 1840-1842. In April 1848, the post of the British Navy was upgraded to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and was authorized to fly the Indian naval dockyard at Bombay. During 1853 and 1854, the ship was added to the Indian Fleet. There were 11 steam frigates, sloopes, 15 iron-steamer ships, and 15 sailing vessels. The name of the navy was once again changed to Bombay Marine (non-combatant) on 30 April 1863.

The plaque appears to be in a museum or exhibition space, as there are other artifacts visible in the background.