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Vasco da Gama's Pepper Trail To Calicut, The Voyage That Changed The World, 1900 Map A 1900 map of Vasco da Gama's pepper trail to Calicut, and the voyage that changed the world. Long before airplanes, steamships, or even the Suez Canal, reaching India from Europe meant a perilous journey around the southern tip of Africa. This historic ....read more
British Post Officer With Cart & Attendants Calicut, 1900 Glass Slide Photo This is a 1900 glass slide photo of a British post officer with his horse cart and attendants in Calicut (Kozhikode). The Post Officer (now known as Postmaster) stands with his attendants and horse cart (jutka). Probably standing in his post office's compound. Calicut ....read more
Second Voyage of Vasco Da Gama To Calicut, 1874 Book Title - Calcoen A Dutch Narrative of The Second Voyage Of Vasco Da Gama To Calicut Introduction and translation by - J P Berjeau Publishers - Basil Montagu Pickering, London Year - 1874 The narrative applies to the second voyage of the great navigator Vasco Da ....read more
Old Book - From Lisbon To Calicut 1956 Title- From Lisbon To Calicut 1956 Commentary and notes- John Parker Publishers- Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford Press, London Year – 1956 Pages- 40 Dimension- 8¼ x 5½ inch This book is a commentary and translation of the first historic maritime journey outside Europe. European countries in the middle ages scrambled ....read more
Vasco Da Gama Before The Zamorin In Calicut, 1909 Postcard A 1909 postcard showing Vasco Da Gama Before The Zamorin in Calicut (Kozhikode). Pepper a valuable commodity in ancient times, it was considered to be worth its weight in gold. But its source was kept a tight secret for centuries. Although the maritime pepper route to ....read more
River Of Logs In British Era Calicut - Old Photo 1898 This is an old 1898 photograph of the river of logs in the British era Calicut, now Kozhikode. Bounty of logs floating down the river Kallai or Kallayi. Thousands of them of various sizes and girths. Also visible are Britishers and an Indian standing on ....read more
A Page On Calicut From A Rare 1713 Latin Book This is a leaf from the 1713 Latin Book- "Universi Orbis Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium" about Calechut or Calicut (now Kozhikode). It was published by Artist- Lasor A Varea Alphonse in Latin. The handmade paper print measures 11 x 8.5 inches. The exotic scene shown here ....read more
Fort Cochin On The Malabar Coast During The Dutch Era, 1812 Print This appealing 1812 print of Fort Cochin (Kochi) offers a fascinating glimpse into India's colonial spice ports on the Malabar Coast. Originally engraved in 1772, the artwork captures the once heavily fortified Dutch settlement, where imposing ramparts, elegant European buildings, and harbour reflected Cochin's ....read more
