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Cape Town’s Role in the European Spice Route to India, 1900 Postcard A postcard from around 1900 depicts the former castle residence of a Dutch East India Company (VOC) governor in Cape Town, South Africa. While the image itself has no direct links to India, Cape Town occupied a crucial position in the wider history of [...]
British Routes To India by H. L. Hoskins, 1928 Book Title – British Routes To India Author – H L Hoskins Publisher’s – Longmans, Green And Co, London Year – 1928 This book, British Routes to India by H. L. Hoskins, explores the centuries-long search for a shorter and faster route between Europe and India. After [...]
1778 Map of Fort Cochin on the Malabar Coast, 1928 Postcard A 1928 postcard reproduces a rare 1778 map and panoramic view of Fort Cochin on India's Malabar Coast. The French caption identifies it as a "Plan et vue de la ville de Cochin." Prepared by Laffite de Brassier and later exhibited by the Société des [...]
The General Post Office Plan British Era Madras, 1881 Print A beautiful 1881 print of the General Post Office (GPO) with its floor plan in British Era Madras (Chennai). This print is from the British construction publication The Building News of Nov 18, 1881. It depicts the floor plan with an engraving of the proposed GPO. [...]
Police Headquarters In British Era Bombay, 1905 Postcard A 1905 postcard of the Police Headquarters building in British-era Bombay (Mumbai). The building opened as the Bombay Police Headquarters in 1896. This iconic Anglo-Gothic building was designed by a British engineer and surveyor, John Adams. Adams had also designed the Royal Bombay Yacht Club that faces the [...]
Sewri During British Era Bombay, 1890 Postcard An old 1890 postcard of Sewri during the British Era in Bombay (Mumbai). Shown are some old British-era dwellings and warehouses. The coast and a portion of mudflats can be seen in the background. Sewri is a small hamlet on the eastern shore of the island of Parel, one [...]
View of British Fort George & Castle Bombay, 1809 Print An 1809 engraved print of British Fort George and castle in Bombay (Mumbai). In 1661, British King Charles II was gifted the seven islands of Bombay by the Portuguese. Being part of the dowry on the King's marriage to Catherine the sister of King of Portugal. [...]
Port of Calcutta Ships On The Hooghly River, 1880 Photo A row of sailing ships can be seen on the Hooghly River in Calcutta Port in this 1880 photo. An imposing row of sailing ships with their towering masts lie docked at Calcutta Port on the Hooghly River. A silhouette of the Calcutta High Court is [...]
