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1964 M. Suriyamoorthy Charcoal Art Abstract (#9) 1964 M. Suriyamoorthy Charcoal Art Abstract (#9). This is an M. Suriyamoorthy’s charcoal art abstract. The subject looks like an abstract of a woman. Suriyamoorthy’s artworks are eye-catching and lean more towards Picasso’s style. He could be termed as India’s Picasso. Signed by him on the poster “M. Suriyamoorthy [...]
Carpentry In British Era Malabar, 1910 Postcard This is an old 1910 photo postcard of carpentry work in the British-era Malabar region. Shown in the postcard is a team of busy carpenters. Busy with what seems to be furniture carpentry. Visible partially is a huge rope and wheel apparatus. This is a hand-operated woodworking lathe since [...]
San Thome Fort Madras - Antique Map 1757 This is a rare antique 1757 map of the Portuguese and later Dutch Fort, located at present-day San Thome in Madras (now Chennai). Originally drawn by the Dutch Cartographer Francois Valentijn in 1674. Only a few may be aware that a Portuguese trading settlement with a fort existed [...]
The Dutch Capture of Cochin From The Portuguese, 1702 Plan A 1702 engraved antique plan of the Dutch capturing Cochin (now Kochi) from the Portuguese. This copper-engraved plan is hand-colored and shows a fleet of Dutch Naval Ships attacking Fort Cochin, then under Portuguese control. They took control of Fort Cochin and town, by successfully defeating [...]
Portuguese City of Cochin, Antique Plan 1630 Antique 1630 hand-colored map of Portuguese City of Cochin (Kochi). The Portuguese built a fort in Cochin in 1503. Originally using coconut trunks as a double-row type of barrier. Naming it Fort Santiago. It was later called Fort Emmanuel after it was rebuilt with stone blocks. Today, the fort [...]
Portuguese Era Canonor or Kannur, Antique Plan 1572 Antique 1572 plan of Portuguese Era Canonor or Kannur. This is a hand-colored plan on handmade paper from 1572, it measures 23 x 15 cm. Just as the Portuguese established a trading post in Cochin and Quilon (Kollam), they did likewise in Kannur too. Which is near the [...]
Fort At Coylan - Antique Hand Colored Map / Plan 1668 A 1668 copper engraved antique hand-colored map plan Of Quilon Fort. Jacques Nicolas Bellin a French cartographer who produced the map. It measures 17 x 14 cm. In 1517 the Portuguese built the St Thomas fort in Quilon, Kerala. Coylan/Coylang/Cualao/Cuallom/Quilon, as they called it variously [...]
Two Views of Back Bay From Malabar Hill Bombay - 2 Prints 1870 Two 1870's prints show two views of the Back Bay from Malabar Hill in Bombay (Mumbai). One of them is an engraving the second is a colourized print from a painting. The pictures show a beautiful verdant Bombay from two different periods of [...]
