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BOMBAY CITY/FORT-NOT YET MADE -BACAIM FORT TO THE NORTH, ISLAND OF TANA AND CHAUL TO THE SOUTH ,OF THE PRESENT MUMBAI CITY The harbor of Bombay as depicted in William Hacke's A Description of the Sea Coasts. Known as the "Buccaneer's Atlas," this manuscript work was compiled in London about 1690 Bombay Antique Map ,by van Keulen, Bombay www.helmink.com 1753 SORRY HACKERS ARE REMOVING MAPS BAMBAIM(BOMBAY) BAMBAIM(BOMBAY)MUMBAI-portugese map 1630 map Bombay/india-1740 below map cambay to malabar including bombaim area http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/malabarmaps/covensmortier1740.jpg Title Descriptio Nova Imperii Malabar, Canara, Decan et Aliarum Provinciarum Maker Churchill / Baldaeus Year 1744 Description Antique map ( copper engraving) of the Malabar Coast. This map was published in 'The True and Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East - India Coast of Malabar and Choromandel as also of the Island of Ceylon' by Philip Baldaeus (first printed in 1672), part of 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts others now first printed in English', printed in 1744 for Henry Lintot and John Osborn. Location/Subject Antique maps of Asia / Malabar /Bombaim/ India Title: Antique Map of Malabar,Coromandel and Ceylon 'Peninsula Indiae citra Gangem..... Author: Homann Heirs PlaceAndYear: Nuremberg,1733 1750: Old Map of Bombay shows forts at Bandura (Bandra), Mayen (Mahim), Mazagoem (Mazgaon), Cayman (Sion) & Bombay Fort my opinion:- about name BANDURA MEANS BIG HARBOUR=(Van Thura) in malayalam language -at that time malabar pirates from kerala were in charge of this area including Malabar hills Search Labs | AI Overview Learn more…Opens in new tab Listen Valiyathura (van thura)is a former port and fishing village near Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. The name Valiyathura means "Big Port" in the local language. The area was once the only port on the South Kerala coast and was a major port in South India. What is the epic history of Malabar Hill? LinkedIn · Sudhir Raikar 20+ reactions · 9 months ago The name 'Malabar Hill' has its name rooted in piracy, after an enigmatic mix of pirates of different nationalities, as also natives from ... Ketan Joshi Ketan Joshi's blog - KETAN JOSHI ​ ​ Wikipedia Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts - Wikipedia Other resolutions: 142 × 240 pixels | 283 × 480 pixels | 454 × 768 pixels | 605 × 1,024 pixels | 1,579 × 2,672 pixels.available YouTube Naval Battle in Mumbai you've never ... LIFE IN FORT AND BLOGS ON BOMBAY Blogger.com https://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com › 2011/02 › bom... 18 Feb 2011 — Image result for mahim bay 1600. 1526 -Bombay--naval fight between Gujerat sultan's fleet and Portuguese navy from Colaba via Sion to Bandra. 1526 -Bombay-- naval fight between Gujerat sultan's fleet and Portuguese navy from Colaba via Sion to Bandra On leaving Chaul for Diu, 'on the day after Shrove Tuesday,' Sampayo came unexpectedly on the Cambay fleet in Bombay harbour. After a furious cannonade the Portuguese boarded the enemy and Alishah fled hoping to escape by the Mahim creek. But the Portuguese had stationed boats at Bandra, and all Alishah's vessels but seven were taken. Of the seventy-three prizes thirty-three were fit for work and were kept; the rest were burned. Besides the vessels many prisoners were made, and much artillery and abundance of ammunition were taken.[Feria in Kerr's Voyages, VI. 209, 210. This summary of Faria's account of the battle of Bombay seems to differ in some particulars from the account in De Barros.' Asia (Decada, IV. Part I. 208-210,Lisbon Ed. of 1777). According to De Barros the Portuguese caught sight of the Gujarat fleet off a promontory. As Sylyeira drew near, the Gujrat fleet retired behind the promontory, and he sent some ships to guard the mouth of the river. When Sylveira drew near, the Gujarat ships set sail and ran into the river, and when they found that the mouth of the river was occupied, they tried to reach Mahim fort, but, before they reached Mahim, they were surrounded and captured by the Portuguese boats which had been sent to, guard the mouth of the creek. This account is not altogether clear. Apparently what happened was that when the Gujrat boats saw the Portuguese, they drew back from the Prongs Point into the Bombay harbour, and when the Portuguese fleet attacked them, they fled up the harbour to the mouth of the river (that is the Bombay harbour or east mouth of the Mahim creek) not daring to try their fortune is the open sea.' The Portuguese captain learned from his local pilots that the Gujarat fleet probably meant to retreat through the Bandra creek, and accordingly sent boats to guard its mouth. The Gujarat fleet entered the creek by Sion, and, on nearing Mahim, saw the Portuguese boats blocking the entrance of the creek. To avoid them they made for the Musalman fort of Mahim, at the south end of the present Bandra causeway, but the Portuguese saw their object and coming up the creek cut them off, De Barros' account has been supposed ('Lateen' in Times of India, 21st April 1882) to favour the view that the fight was not in the harbour, but in the open sea off Malabar point. To this view the objection are, that when the Gujarat fleet retired behind Colaba point on catching sight of the Portuguese, they must have gone into Back Bay a dangerous and unlikely movement. That if they came out again to fight, they must have seen the Portuguese boats being sent on to Bandra, and that when, in their flight, the Gujarat fleet found the mouth of the Bandra creek blocked, they could not have attempted to take shelter in Mahim. the attempt to take shelter in Mahim, when the mouth of the creek was found to be blocked, shows that the Gujarat fleet was leaving not entering the Bandra or Mahim river.] 1stDibs Original Antique Map of Malabar ... Sarmaya of Malabar, Coromandel and Ceylon ... 1stDibs Original Antique Map of Malabar ... 1stDibs Original Antique Map of Malabar ... 1stDibs Original Antique Map showing Southern ... Bombay Photo Images[ Mumbai] Bombay Photo Images[ Mumbai]: SOME MAPS ... *an overview of the Bombay region* *the Daman to Bassein region* A closeup of the area around Goa, from an 1855 atlas map by G. H. Swanston (A Fullarton, Edinburgh)* *A closeup of the "Pirate Coast" area north of Goa, from a map by SDUK, 1832 THE ORIGINAL 7 ISLANDS OF BOMBAY(MUMBAI) ... a view from above of the seven islands which initially made up the settlement of Bombay (now Mumbai), together with Salsette Island. Bombaja Fort, Bombay, 1700 BOMBAJA FORT(BOMBAY) 1700 "Bombaia, in the realm of Visiapour": a view from 1703 BOMBAIA (BOMBAY)-16TH CENTURY MAP VIEW OF BOMBAY FORT AND HARBOUR1702 Another painting of Bombay fort under East India company-1700'S "India Orientalis cum Adjacentibus Insulis Nova Delineatione ob ocolos posita" Copper engraving map by Matthaeus Seutter. Published in Augsburg 1735. Posted on: 6 August 2016 View of Bombay, from Malabar Hills, with the Island of Caranjah and part of the Indian Continent in the distance - 1813 Plate twenty-two from the first volume of James Forbes'"Oriental Memoirs". Forbes(1749-1819)had arrived in Bombay in 1766 and spent eighteen years of his working-life in this region. Referring to the plate, Forbes(1749--1814)wrote,'This view contains the fortified town, and harbour of Bombay, connected with Colaba, or Old Woman's Island; beyond the harbour and shipping are the Island of Caranjah, and the high land on the continent. The nearer landscape represents the country at Bombay, consisting chiefly of Cocoanut woods and rice-fields, interspersed with English villas and plantations. Those in this engraving are the Retreat and Tankaville, on the borders of a tank of fresh water, near Malabar Hill; on which is seen one of the Parsee tombs, or large open sepulchres, where the corpses are exposed, to be consumed by vultures and other birds of Prey.' Text and image credit: Copyright © The British Library Board View of Bombay, from Malabar Hills, with the Island of Caranjah and part of the Indian Continent in the Distance View from Belmont. Looking out over Bombay Harbour towards Cross Island View from Belmont. Looking out over Bombay Harbour towards Cross Island Image description Bombay Views: Twelve Views Of The Island Of Bombay And Its Vicinity Taken In The Years 1791 and 1792. Author: Wales, James / Illustrator: Wales, James London, R. Cribb, 1804 Language: English Source/Shelfmark: X 436, plate 8 Photo credit From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- View of Bombay Harbour. January 1870 MALABAR HILLAND PARSEE TOWERS HARBOUR,FORT AND COLABA ISLAND 'Photos of Bombay in 1857 Figure 1. The Esplanade, Bombay 1857. Please click on this image and later ones for larger images. Bombay - The Esplanade and Colaba in the distance. March 1870 (from the top of Watson's Hotel).--Artist: Lester, John Frederick (1825-1915)-Date: 1871 Marine Battalion, Esplanade. Lithograph of the Marine Battalion at the Esplanade by Jose M. Gonsalves (fl. 1826-c.1842). Plate 4 from his 'Lithographic Views of Bombay' published in Bombay in 1826. Gonsalves, thought to be of Goan origin, was one of the first artists to practice lithography in Bombay and specialised in topographical views of the city. In 1772, the English feared an attack on Bombay by the French and cleared a semi-circular area of land around the fort to provide a clear line of fire. This area was known as the Esplanade. In the southern section of this area, there was a parade ground known as Marine Lines. This view shows a battalion soldiers on parade with military bungalows in the background Bombay Esplanade from our(soldier's) Tents. March 1870'. History: Malabar Hill (Walkeshwar) has a long and rich history associated with it. The first records of the region are almost a thousand years old, and the one of the earliest name associated with it was Walkeshwar as mentioned in the book Walkeshwar Mahatmya, a centuries old Sanskrit text which narrates the story of Lord Rama and Walkeshwar Temple, and later in an account of John Burnell, an English ensign and observer of early 18th century Cahara Dynasty ruled the islands, today known as Mumbai, and parts of Konkan from 9th Century till early 13th Century C.E. Dr. John Fryer, a British surgeon who visited India in 1670s, was perhaps the first one to refer to this rocky hillock as Malabar Point.   Malabar Hill has two interesting stories narrating the origin of its name. It has been stated that there used to be a Keya family, who came as traders and merchants, which owned a large part of this area and played an influential role in Mumbai’s trade with the Portuguese, French and the English. The Keya family originally hailed from North Malabar (part of today’s Kerala) and hence the location came to be called as ‘Malabar’ Hill due to Keya family’s origins from Malabar Coast. The family eventually transferred a large parcel of this land to the English East India Company. The other narration is that this area often witnessed the attacks of pirates from Malabar Coast due to which it came to be named as ‘Malabar’.   The area of Malabar Hill is known today for being associated with the elites of Mumbai, housing the rich and powerful. However, the area which is today associated for housing the elites used to be a jungle till the early 19th century with sightings of hyenas and jackals being common. It was only the south-western part which was partially inhabited, as it had Hindu temples and Banganga water tank; and at the northern end had a Parsi cemetery which had been set-up sometime in the 17th century. So, what transformed this location from being a jungle to a prominent residential address? It is reported that the Duke of Wellington stayed in Malabar Hill when he was in Bombay; and that there was a consideration for occupying the region for official residences in 1830s by the English. However, the shift of elites to Malabar Hill took place in the second half of the 19th century after the walls of the Bombay (Mumbai) Fort were torn down. The shifting of the official residence of Bombay (Mumbai) Governor to Malabar Hill in the mid-1880s was the turning point. Governor felt that his official residence, earlier located in Parel, was not appropriate considering the rise of diseases like Cholera, due to which the Governor lost his wife, and the rapidly developing slum in the vicinity. Hence, Sir J. Fergusson, then Bombay Governor, is reported to have taken this decision to shift to Malabar Hill as it would provide the Governor isolation, privacy and at the same time the location was of strategic importance too. The development of the Governor’s Bungalow, now called Raj Bhavan, and the surrounding residential area for the elites is inter-linked. After the shift of the official residence of Governor to Malabar Hill and the move by influential bureaucrats nearby as that would make work more convenient; the elites flocked to the region as it became associated with authority and influence. With Fort area becoming the commercial hub, Malabar Hill came to be associated as the residential part of the city housing the rich and the powerf Hornby Vellard Long before Mumbai came under the control of British, it was ruled by various kings, sultans and Europeans such as the Portuguese, but none of them ever thought of merging the islands of Mumbai together and form a united city. They might have thought of it, but due to the political instability and lack of funds at that time, it could not have been possible. However clever Englishmen must have hatched this plan since the city came under their control, and because of that only they must have arranged the marriage of their king to the Portuguese princess. View image in fullscreen The Hornby Vellard, completed in 1784, is said to have given shape to the modern city of Mumbai. Photograph: Alamy View image in fullscreen A map of Bombay as it was before the reclamations began. Illustration: Alamy HORNBY VELLARD view of "hornby vellard" area sea now below Pic courtesy: https://www.past-india.com/photos-items/hornby-vellard-bombay-old-postcard-1955/ Search inside image Hornby Vellard Archives – Rajesh Visit Why is Hornby Vellard Bombay Harbor with guns from Apollo Bunder.--Photographer: Unknown Medium: Photographic print Date: 1855 A photograph of a view of Bombay Harbour from Appolo Bundar from the 'Vibart Collection of Views in South India' taken by an unknown photographer about 1855.The East India Company’s navy was founded at the beginning of the 18th Century to protect shipping against pirates and the maritime Mahratta states. Ships were built in Britain and locally and eventually the fleet was sufficiently powerful to be able to go into action anywhere between the Red Sea and China. Marine Battalion, Esplanade.-BOMBAY-Artist: Gonsalves, Jose M. (fl. 1826-c.1842) Medium: Lithograph Date: 1826 Lithograph of the Marine Battalion at the Esplanade by Jose M. Gonsalves (fl. 1826-c.1842). Plate 4 from his 'Lithographic Views of Bombay' published in Bombay in 1826. Gonsalves, thought to be of Goan origin, was one of the first artists to practice lithography in Bombay and specialised in topographical views of the city. In 1772, the English feared an attack on Bombay by the French and cleared a semi-circular area of land around the fort to provide a clear line of fire. This area was known as the Esplanade. In the southern section of this area, there was a parade ground known as Marine Lines. This view shows a battalion soldiers on parade with military bungalows in the background. BOMBAY-Back Bay in 1861.-Photographer: Johnson, William Medium: Photographic print Date: 1861 Photograph taken by William Johnson in 1861, of Back Bay in Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, from an album of 40 albumen prints taken in the 1860s. The busy port and industrial hub of Bombay is the capital of Maharashtra. During British rule, it was the administrative capital of the Bombay Presidency. Extending over a peninsula into the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India, Bombay prospered with maritime trade and became the chief commercial centre of the Arabian Sea. Originally a collection of fishing villages of the Koli community built on seven islands, Bombay was by the 14th century controlled by the Gujarat Sultanate who ceded it to the Portuguese in the 16th century. In 1661 it was part of the dowry brought to Charles II of England when he married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. In the 19th century, Bombay burgeoned with economic activity and grew huge. Land reclamation along Back Bay provided for further development. Back Bay is located at the southeast tip of Bombay, near the fort and central district. In this view local craft are beached in the foreground. =========================================================================== Aquatinter: Clark, J. (fl.1789-1834) Medium: Aquatint, coloured Date: 1813 Coloured aquatint of the Fleet under Convoy of H. M.'s Ship 'Chiffone' Captain Wainwright leaving Bombay in Maharashtra by J. Clark (fl.1789-1834) after an original drawing of September 14th 1809 by Robert Temple (fl.early 1800) of the H. M. 65th Regiment and published in London in 1813. In 1674, Bombay replaced Surat as the headquarters of the English East Company in India. The esplanade, seen in the foreground of this view, provided a clear range of fire from the fort and was added in the 1770s to protect the city from the French. Back Bay, Bombay.--Photographer: Johnson and Henderson Medium: Photographic print Date: 1855 A photograph of the Back Bay in Bombay from the 'Vibart Collection of Views in South India' taken by Johnson & Henderson about 1855. Originally, Bombay was composed of seven islands separated by a marshy swamp. It’s deep natural harbour led the Portuguese settlers of the 16th Century to call it Bom Bahia (the Good Bay). The British Crown acquired the islands in 1661when Catherine of Braganza married Charles II, as part of her marriage dowry. It was then presented to the East India Company in 1668. The second governor, Gerald Aungier, developed Bombay into a trading port and centre for commerce and inducements were offered to skilled workers and traders to move here. Back Bay is located on the southeast tip of the island near the fort, the central business district and the area known as Colaba.The Back Bay Reclamation Project was originally proposed in 1865, started in 1913, sidelined by government regulations until 1922, abandoned in 1930, proposed again in 1950 and finally completed in 1970. Bombay Green of 1862. Thana Fort on the Island of Salsette seen from the Esplanade. Camels and European figures in the foreground Artist: Heen, A. van der (fl. 1782) Medium: Wash Date: 1752 Wash drawing by A. van der Heen (fl. 1782) of Thana Fort on the Island of Salsette near Bombay in Maharashtra, seen from the Esplanade, with camels and European figures in the foreground, dated 1782. The image is inscribed on the back in ink: 'Tanah fort taken from the Esplanade. A. van der Heen fecit, 1782.' View Of Bombay, From Mazagon Hill.--Artist: Gonsalves, Jose M. (fl. 1826--c. 1842) Medium: Lithograph, coloured Date: 1833 Mazagon hill was an outlying suburb of Bombay and became a fashionable place to live in the 18th century. Bungalows and plantation houses were built by the British and more affluent Indians moving out of the crowded fort area. During the 19th century, Mazagon experienced a decline as residents moved into the fashionable Bycullah area nearby. The docks were reclaimed towards the end of the century and Mazagon was left landlocked; eventually the fumes from the developing mills drove out any remaining affluent residents. Hill Fort, Poorandhur--Artist: Nash, Alexander (fl. 1834-1846) Medium: Pencil on paper Date: 1844 Pencil drawing of Purandhar Fort by Alexander Nash (fl. 1834-1846) between 1844 and 1845 View from Sion Fort --Artist: Wales, James (1747-1795) Medium: Etching, coloured Date: 1800 From the vantage of Sion fort, the view opens out to the island of Mahim, which was occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century. In the 1670s the convent of Our Lady of Salvation was built on the island, and a Franciscan church constructed in what is now Dadar. In the 17th century, the Englishman John Fryer wrote of a customs house and a guard house on the island. Street scene in the Fort area, Bombay.--Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd Medium: Photographic print Date: 1870 This view is of a street composed of western Indian wooden architecture in a thriving bazaar[INSIDE FORT BOMBAY1860] View from the Esplanade of Fort George Bombay towards Mazagon'--Date: 1828 Artist: Miller, William (1795-1836) Medium: Wash showing the view from Fort George in Bombay towards Mazagaon by William Miller (1795-1836) c.1828. Inscribed on reverse: 'View from the Esplenade of Fort George Bombay towards Mazagon'. Part of the Fort and fort wall, Bombay, 1863.--Photographer: Unknown Medium: Photographic print Date: 1863 Photograph taken shortly before the demolition of the rampart and moat of the Fort in Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, by an unknown photographer, from an album of 40 prints of the 1860s. The busy port and industrial hub of Bombay is the capital of Maharashtra. During British rule, it was the administrative capital of the Bombay Presidency. Extending over a peninsula into the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India, Bombay prospered with maritime trade and became the chief commercial centre of the Arabian Sea. Originally a collection of fishing villages of the Koli communitybuilt on seven islands, Bombay was by the 14th century controlled by the Gujarat Sultanate who ceded it to the Portuguese in the 16th century. In 1661 it passed to the English as part of the dowry brought to Charles II by the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. The British built up fortifications around Bombay harbour in the 17th century around the original Portuguese settlement. In the 1760s the fortifications were enhanced as the British were engaged in war with France in both Europe and India. By the 19th century the British had established control over India and the fort walls were torn down and the area converted into the central district of Bombay city. Part of the Fort, Bombay in 1864.--Photographer: Unknown Medium: Photographic print Date: 1864 Photograph with a view looking towards a street of private houses at the Fort perimeter, after the removal of the ramparts, in Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, taken by an unknown photographer, from an album of 40 prints of the 1860s. The busy port and industrial hub of Bombay is the capital of Maharashtra. During British rule, it was the administrative capital of the Bombay Presidency. Extending over a peninsula into the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India, Bombay prospered with maritime trade and became the chief commercial centre of the Arabian Sea. Originally a collection of fishing villages of the Koli communitybuilt on seven islands, Bombay was by the 14th century controlled by the Gujarat Sultanate who ceded it to the Portuguese in the 16th century. In 1661 it passed to the English as part of the dowry brought to Charles II by the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. The British built up fortifications around Bombay harbour in the 17th century around the original Portuguese settlement. In the 1760s the fortifications were enhanced as the British were engaged in war with France in both Europe and India. By the 19th century the British had established control over India and the fort walls were torn down and the area converted into the central district of Bombay city. Street in Bombay Fort.--Date: 1860--Photographer: Unknown Photograph of a street in the Fort area of Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, by an unknown photographer, from an album of 40 prints taken in the 1860s. Bombay, one of the key cities of India, is a major port, busy manufacturing centre and capital of Maharashtra. During British rule, it was the administrative capital of the Bombay Presidency. It extends over a peninsula jutting into the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India. Originally a collection of fishing villages of the Koli community built on seven islands, Bombay was by the 14th century controlled by the Gujarat Sultanate who ceded it to the Portuguese in the 16th century. In 1661 it was part of the dowry brought to Charles II of England when he married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. The British built up fortifications around Bombay harbour in the 17th century around the original Portuguese settlement. In the 1760s the fortifications were enhanced as the British were engaged in war with France in both Europe and India. By the 19th century the British had established control over India and the fort walls were torn down and the area converted into the central district of Bombay city. The Fort, Bombay, Harbour face wall,- 1863.--Date: 1863--Photographer: Unknown GUNS POINTING DOWN INTO MOAT North-west view of the fort of Bombay--Date: 1826--Artist: Westall, william (1781-1850) This is plate 17 from Robert Melville Grindlay's 'Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India'. Grindlay (1786-1877) was only 17 when he arrived in India in 1803. He served with the Bombay Native Infantry from 1804 to 1820 and during this period made a large collection of sketches and drawings. Referring to the fort of Bombay, Grindlay wrote: "The fortifications which were originally commenced by the Portuguese, and subsequently improved by the English, though very strong particularly towards the sea, are too extensive, and require a very large garrison. That part represented in the plate is the north-west extremity, and exhibits a remarkable accumulation of threatening embrasures, commanding the approach from the northern part of the island". By the middle of the 18th century, the fort area had became too congested and setllements moved outside its walls, with the governor moving in 1750 to Parel. Much of the area was gutted in the great fire of 1803, the year Grindlay arrived. Interior of Fort,--Date: 1855-- Bombay.-[before fort walls removed] Also Notes on the life inside Bombay fort A photograph of the interior of the Fort, Bombay from the 'Vibart Collection of Views in South India' taken by an unknown photographer about 1855. 'By the end of the 17th century, Bombay had developed into an important local port. In 1715 Charles Boone became the Governor of Bombay. He implemented Aungier's plans for the fortification of the island, and had walls built from Dongri in the north to Mendham's point in the south. He established a force of Marines and constructed St. Thomas' Church, within the fort'. In a count made in 1794, it was found that there were 1000 houses inside the fort walls and 6500 outside. 1841, February 24th. — Bombay street notes:- "The Fort is now a second Augean stable — heat suffocating. March 24th. —" We are informed that H. E. has directed that the oval space called Bombay Green, in the centre of which the statue of the Marquis Cornwallis now stands, is to be neatly laid out and railed in as a garden Sir Robert Grant suggested the planting of all the roadsides with trees. Now un fait accompli, well and truly done." October 12th. — " The unhealthy position of the Colaba Barracks is now fully demonstrated." All nonsense. The two Napiers put this all to right. 1849, February 16th. — " Our nuisances are the barking of pariah dogs at night. Ferocious dogs attack people at ChurCH Gate at night." I am afraid they are like the poor, " always with us." 1850, September. — " Eumour that Elephanta is to be turned into a tavern and ball-room." More nonsense. The next fond anticipation has been answered by the custodians 1850:- locking the Elphinstone Garden gates at sundown. " Bombay Green — a swamp in monsoon and a receptacle of stones and dust in fine weather. Shall we ever see fond lovers there, sitting under the shade of umbrageous trees " ? November. — " Children not burned, but buried in the sands of Back Bay." 1851, May. — "The moat round Bombay, 2| miles in length, is now dry from end to end, and was never dry before." 1852, June 18th. — " The Fort is no cleaner nor more savory than it was in your time " (say 1832). 1852, April 11th. — " A monster petition to the Court of Directors, London, from the inhabitants of Bombay, against any building being erected on Bombay Green.Copy sent to every firm or individual in England who knew Bombay." 1853, November 19th. — " Saw a corpse strung by four cords jostled through the streets to its shallow hole in the sands of Back Bay." 1854. — "Hornby Eow is one of the filthiest streets in Bombay." Many letters in the papers on the Main Drain Nuisance. August 19th. — " The Town Hall is now in a very dirty condition ; the stairway the resort of idle gamblers and so forth. November. — " Corpses floating in harbour after the Great Storm. Public notice to abstain from fish, as was done in 1827 and '37." 1856, September 9th. — " Vehar works in progress." 1857, October 20th. — " Dr. Buist proposes to cover the main drain." A most earnest and useful man. Who knows if the seeds of his illness and death were not sown in such foul surroundings ? 1858, May 15th. — " The sanitary condition of Bombay is a disgrace to us all." 1859, May 17th.— " Ditch fearfully foul." 1860, February 29th. — "From Colaba Church to the light- house the stink might be cut with a knife. " May 3rd. — "A (THE BLACK DEATH)[PLAGUE DEATH] Goanese corpse from the Jejeebhoy Hospital was left at Sonapore Churchyard and eaten by vultures and dogs." Government House, Fort, Bombay--Date: 1826--Artist: Gonsalves, Jose M. (fl. 1826-c.1842) Lithograph of the Government House in the Fort in Bombay by Jose M. Gonsalves (fl. 1826-c.1842). Plate 2 from his 'Lithographic Views of Bombay' published in Bombay in 1826. Gonsalves, thought to be of Goan origin, was one of the first artists to practice lithography in Bombay and specialised in topographical views of the city. This view of the Government House in the fort area of Bombay was taken from Bombay Green. On the right is the monument to Marquis Cornwallis, the Governor-General and Commander in Chief in India from 1786 to 1793. The location of the Government House in Bombay changed several times. Originally, the Government House was located in Bombay Castle. The second Government House, shown in this view, was situated in the fort area on Apollo Street and functioned as the official residence of the Governor until 1829. The third Government House at Parel had already been used as a Country retreat for the Governor from 1719. In the 1880s, the location of the Government House was moved once again to Malabar Point. Scene in Bombay--Date: 1826--Artist: Grindlay, Robert Melville (1786-1877)st Thomas cathedral seen Grindlay explains that in 1811, the Bombay 'Green' was "an irregular area, surrounded by various public buildings and originally intended for the Garrison-Parade; but occupied during the dry season by vast piles of cotton bales, marine stores, and various bulky articles of merchandise." Bombay fort' General view of Bombay. Arthur Willmore --Date: 1840 Engraving of a general view of Bombay by Arthur Willmore (1814-88) after Thomas Allom (1804-1872) and dated c.1840. The area of Bombay was originally composed of seven islands. In 1661, these islands were acquired by the British Crown from the Portuguese as part of the marriage dowry of Catherine of Braganza when she married Charles II. From 1668, the East India Company leased the land from the British Crown and developed the area as a trading port. A manor house of the Portuguese, situated on Bombay Island, provided a suitable site for the fort. A custom house, warehouse, quay and fortifications were also built soon after. In the 18th century, the town surrounding the fort was developed. This included the contruction a number of public buildings, the creation of outer fortifications and the clearance of land surrounding this area. In this view, the flagstaff within this area is shown. By the 1860s, the need for military defence lessened and Governor Sir Bartle Frere demolished the fort walls. As a result, Bombay underwent an ambitious phase of building in the Victorian style. 'View in Basseen Fort'. Captain James Barton's 12 Views of Hill Forts in the Western Ghats near Bombay, London, c.1820. Artist: Barton, James, Capt (1793-1829)--Medium: Lithograph Date: 1820 A TEMPLE NEAR TO PORTUGESE CHURCHES IN THE BASSEIN FORT[VASAI FORT]1820 Coloured lithograph of a view in Bassein Fort by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after Captain James Barton (1793-1829) plate 7 of Barton's 12 Views of Hill Forts in the Western Ghats near Bombay published in London c.1820. Bassein (Vasai) is situated at the mouth of the Ulhas River north of Bombay. In 1534, the Portuguese seized Bassein from Bahadur Shah, the Sultan of Gujarat, and the town remained in their control for just over 200 years. At the height of its prosperity, Bassein had 5 convents and 13 churches. In 1739, Bassein was taken by the Marathas. In 1802, the British secured the Treaty of Bassein with Peshwa Baji Rao II, which allowed British forces to be stationed in Maratha territory. Sewri Fort, Bombay, looking across to Trombay Island. An officer, probably a self portrait, is shown sketching Date: 1828--Artist: Miller, William (1795-1836) Pen and ink drawing of Sewri Fort in Bombay looking across to Trombay Island by William Miller (1795-1836) in 1828.The image is inscribed: 'Suree from below the Band hill. Bandalah. W.M. December 1828'. Sewri Fort was located on the eastern shore of Parel Island and constructed in 1770. Parel Island, along with Trombay, was one of seven that originally made up the area of Bombay. The artist, William Miller, had a house at Parel. It was located at Vadalla between the towns of Sewri and Matunga. In this view an officer is shown sketching on the left. This figure is probably a self portrait of the artist. Photograph of Kalbadevi, Bombay from 'Views in the island of Bombay' by Charles Scott,1850s. The area of Kalbadevi was named after the shrine dedicated to the goddess Kali in this area. In the 18th and 19th century, Hindu immigrants from Gujarat, Kathiawar, Kutch and Marwar moved to Bombay to escape famine and drought in their homelands and settle in Bombay, where there was economic growth and prosperity. Kalbadevi was one of the areas where they settled. Some of the houses drew inspiration from Gujarat or Rajasthan, the areas where the residents came from. Kalbadevi was also a busy commercial centre with the Gujarati and Marwari Jewellers conducting thei A view at Calbadavie [Bombay].--Date: 1850--Photographer: Scott, Charles Cotton stores, Bombay.-Date: 1855-Photographer: Johnson and Henderson A photograph of a view of a cotton warehouse, Bombay from the 'Vibart Collection of Views in South India' taken by an unknown photographer about 1855.Before the mid 19th Century, India used to export cotton to Britain, and then reimport cloth. The impetus towards the founding of a cotton industry came from Indian entrepreneurs; the first mill, ‘The Bombay Spinning Mill’, was opened in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar. Opposition from the Lancashire mill owners was eventually offset by the support of the British manufacturers of textile machinery. Cotton exports from India took off during the American Civil War, when supplies from the USA were interrupted. File:Malabar Hill, Mumbai. 1850s.jpg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Jump to navigationJump to search File File history File usage on Commons File usage on other wikis Metadata Downloadall sizesUse this fileon the webUse this fileon a wikiEmail a linkto this fileInformationabout reusing No higher resolution available. Malabar_Hill,_Mumbai._1850s.jpg ‎(712 × 524 pixels, file size: 137 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bombay, from Malabar Hill-date: 1855--Photographer: Johnson and Henderson A photograph of a view of Bombay from Malabar Hill from the 'Vibart Collection of Views in South India' taken by an unknown photographer about 1855. Originally, Bombay was composed of seven islands separated by a marshy swamp. It’s deep natural harbour led the Portuguese settlers of the 16th Century to call it Bom Bahia (the Good Bay). The British Crown acquired the islands in 1661when Catherine of Braganza married Charles II, as part of her marriage dowry. It was then presented to the East India Company in 1668. The second governor, Gerald Aungier, developed Bombay into a trading port and centre for commerce and inducements were offered to skilled workers and traders to move here. please note:- The second governor, Gerald Aungier, developed Bombay into a trading port and centre for commerce and inducements were offered to skilled workers and traders to move here. BOMBAY-1850-MALABAR HILL -Photographer: Scott, Charles Photograph looking at the eastern part of Malabar Hill, Bombay from 'Views in the island of Bombay' by Charles Scott,1850s. Malabar Hill, the highest point in Bombay, is where the Silhara Kings (r.810-1260) founded the original Walkeshwar Temple. The temple was destroyed by the Portuguese and rebuilt in 1715 by Rama Kamath. By 1860, the temple attracted many people and there were 10 to 20 other temples around it and 50 dharamshalas. Fairs were held near the temple. Mountstuart Elphinstone built the first Bungalow in Malabar Hill during his governorship from 1818 to 1827. After this many more people built houses here and the area became a posh locality which it still remains. WILD ANIMALS INCLUDING TIGERS WERE REPORTED ON MALABAR HILL 1850 . Malabar Hill was named so in the early days of British rule as it housed a military battery to foil a fleet of pirates operating from Malabar who would lie in wait to attack commercial vessels. . The Malabar-Cumbala Hills were tropical forests, which had a good population of wild animals like snakes, pythons, monkeys and the elusive tiger. BASSEN FORT(VASAI FORT) BOMBAY-1780 In 1661, the islands of Bombay passed to the British Crown, when Charles II married Catherine of Braganza. However, the Portuguese garrison in Bassein refused to part with the islands of Salsette, Parel, Worli and Mazagaon. Proceeding roughly south to north, the seven islands ceded by the Portuguese to the British were Colaba: whose name is a corruption of the Koliname Kolbhat. Old Woman's Island: (alternatively, Old Man's Island) a small rock between Colaba and Bombay, whose name is a corruption of the Arabic name Al-Omani, after the deep-sea fishermen who ranged up to the Gulf of Oman. Bombay: the main harbour and the nucleus of the British fort from which the modern city grew; it stretched from Dongri on the east to Malabar Hill on the west. Mazagaon: a Koli settlement to the east of Bombay island was seperated from it by Umarkhadi andPydhonie. Worli: north of Bombay was seperated from it by the Great Breach, which extended westwards almost to Dongri. Parel: North of Mazagaon and called by many other names, including Matunga, Dharavi and Sion. The original population was predominantly Koli. Mahim: to the west of Parel and north of Worli, took its name from the Mahim river and was the capital of a 13th century kingdom founded by Raja Bhimdev. This list does not exhaust all the islands that have merged into the modern city of Bombay. In particular,Salsette, the large northern island which remained under Portuguese control till 1739, is not counted among these seven. British soldiers captured these islands only in 1665, and a treaty was signed in the manor house on the island of Bombay. The British East India Company received it from the crown in 1668 for the sum of 10 pounds a year, payable every September 30. Sir George Oxenden, then President of the factory in Surat, became the first Governor of Bombay. The Company immediately set about the task of opening up the islands by constructing a quay and warehouses. A customs house was also built. Fortifications were made around the manor house, now renamed Bombay Castle. A Judge-Advocate was appointed for the purpose of civil administration. Sir George died in 1669. Gerald Aungier was appointed the President of the Surat factory and Governor of Bombay in 1672, and remained at this post till 1675. He offered various inducement to skilled workers and traders to set up business in the new township. As a result, a large number of Parsis, Armenian, Bohras, Jews, Gujarati banias from Surat and Diu and Brahmins from Salsette came to Bombay. The population of Bombay was estimated to have risen from 10,000 in 1661 to 60,000 in 1675. The first four governors held Bombay for the Crown:- 1 Abraham Shipman 19 March 1662 October 1664 2 2 Humphrey Cooke February 1665 5 November 1666 1 Acting 3 Gervase Lucas 5 November 1666 21 May 1667 1 4 Henry Gary 22 May 1667 23 September 1668 1 Acting 1 George Oxeden 23 September 1668 14 July 1669 1 2 Matthew Gray 14 July 1669 7 June 1672 3 Acting 3 Gerald Aungier 7 June 1672 30 June 1677 5 4 Henry Oxenden 30 June 1677 27 October 1681 4 5 John Child 27 October 1681 27 December 1683 2 6 Richard Keigwin 27 December 1683 19 November 1684 1 Acting 7 Charles Zinzan 19 November 1684 1685 1 Acting 8 John Wyborne 1685 2 May 1687 2 Acting 9 John Child 2 May 1687 4 Feb 1690 3 10 Bartholomew Harris 4 February 1690 10 May 1694 4 11 Daniel Annesley 10 May 1694 17 May 1694 Acting 12 John Gayer 17 May 1694 November 1704 10 Gerald Aungier established the first mint in Bombay. In 1670 the Parsi businessman Bhimjee Parikh imported the first printing press into Bombay. Aungier planned extensive fortifications from Dongri in the north to Mendham's Point (near present day Lion Gate) in the south. However, these walls were only built in the beginning of the 18th century. The harbour was also developed, with space for the berthing of 20 ships. In 1686, the Company shifted its main holdings from Surat to Bombay. During the Portuguese occupation, Bombay exported only coir and coconuts. With the coming of many Indian and British merchants, Bombay's trade developed. Soon it was trading in salt, rice, ivory, cloth, lead and sword blades with many Indian ports as well as with Mecca and Basra. Life India-- Elephants Stable--Bullock powered Mill---Bullock cart -- Hill Fort of Mhowle-Lithographer: Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834) Medium: Lithograph Date: 1820 Coloured lithograph of the Hill Fort of Mhowle in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra by Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) after an original drawing by Captain James Barton (1793-1829). Plate 8 of 'Captain James Barton's 12 Views of Hill Forts in the Western Ghats near Bombay' published in London c.1820. The Western Ghats are a range of hills that reach from the state of Maharashtra to Tamil Nadu and separate Bombay, on the western coast, from central India. This view shows a British encampment in front of a large outcrop of rock at Mowle. The artist, Captain James Barton, was an artillery officer who served in the third Anglo-Maratha war in 1817-19. Hill Fort on the Island of Caranjah-near BOMBAY-Artist: Forbes, James Medium: Engraving Date: 1813 From Salsette near Bombay, Forbes(1749-1819) sailed to Karanja and landed about two miles from the principal town, situated between two lofty mountains, on the west. He observed that it was: 'nothing more than a large Mahratta village, with low-straggling houses, near a tank covered with wild ducks and water-fowls, hitherto unmolested by Europeans. On its bank a small fort, a Portuguese church and a Hindoo temple embellished the view. It commands a western view of the town and harbour of Bombay, Salsette and all the adjacent islands, and to the east the mountains of the continent, and nearer plains of Caranjah; abounding in rice-fields, coco-nut, palmyra, mango and tamarind trees, filled with monkeys, parrots, owls, and singing-birds of various kinds'. Vishalgad Fort Indianetzone· Follow · Vishalgad Fort, nestled amidst the rugged terrains of Maharashtra, stands as a stoic witness to centuries of historical evolution and architectural prowess. This formidable fortress, located in the Kolhapur district, holds a pivotal place in India’s rich history, reflecting the strategic importance it once held and the architectural ingenuity of its builders. Historically, Vishalgad Fort played a crucial role in the Maratha Empire’s expansion and consolidation during the 17th century. Constructed in the 16th century by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire, the fort served as a strategic stronghold against the rival Bijapur Sultanate. Its location atop a hill provided a commanding view of the surrounding landscape, allowing for effective surveillance and defense. The fort witnessed numerous battles and sieges, each leaving an indelible mark on its storied walls. The architecture of Vishalgad Fort is a testament to the military acumen of its creators. The fort’s design incorporates a complex system of bastions, gates, and watchtowers, showcasing an astute understanding of defensive strategies. The massive stone walls, built with locally sourced materials, exemplify the engineering prowess of the time. The fort’s layout is designed to maximize its defensive capabilities, with intricate arrangements of bastions providing overlapping fields of fire, making it a formidable obstacle for any invading force. One of the notable features of Vishalgad Fort is its well-preserved entrance, known as the ‘Maha Darwaja’ or the Great Gate. This imposing structure, flanked by bastions on either side, served as the primary entry point and played a crucial role in repelling enemy attacks. The architectural detailing on the gate reflects the artistic sensibilities of the period, with intricate carvings and embellishments adorning the stone facade. The fort also houses various structures that served as living quarters, granaries, and storage facilities. These structures, though austere in design, reflect the pragmatic approach adopted by the Marathas in optimizing space and resources. The water conservation system within the fort, including step wells and reservoirs, underscores the foresight of its builders in ensuring a sustainable water supply during times of siege. Vishalgad Fort’s historical significance extends beyond its military importance. It served as a center for administrative and economic activities, contributing to the overall prosperity of the region. The fort’s association with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a visionary leader and strategist, adds to its historical allure. The tales of valor and resilience associated with Vishalgad Fort have become an integral part of Maharashtra’s cultural and historical narrative. Vishalgad Fort stands as a monumental testament to India’s rich history and architectural heritage among other monuments in Maharashtra. Its strategic significance in the Maratha Empire, coupled with its resilient design, highlights the military prowess of its builders. The fort’s well-preserved structures and historical associations make it a compelling destination for history enthusiasts and tourists alike, offering a glimpse into a bygone era when fortresses like Vishalgad played a pivotal role in shaping the course of Indian history. Fort History The Fort of Visiadroog - Southern Koncan. One of a series of Views in India and in the vicinity of Bombay Lithographer: Spreat, William (fl. mid-19th century)Medium: LithographDate: 1850 Lithograph of the Fort at Vijayadurg by William Spreat after an original sketch by Robert Pouget and one of a series of 'Views in India and in the vicinity of Bombay' dated c.1850 and published in London. The Fort at Vijayadurg is located at the mouth of the Vaghotan creek on the western coast of India between Goa and Bombay. The fort, built by the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, was strengthened and enlarged by the Maratha ruler Shivaji from 1669. While main entrance to the fort on the landward side was protected by outworks and a moat, the inner circuit of walls include 20 towers and rise to the height of 36m. 1858-BOMBAY FORT Commencement of the Reservoir, in the Valley of Vehar, Island of Salsette," Illustrated London News, 1856* 1770-BOMBAY The Strait Between the Islands of Bombay and Salsette(before mahim causeway/bridge was made) by William Carpenter (1818-99). Watercolour on paper. A general view of a British station Date: 1860. Image from Mary Evans - Prints Online Lord Hastings' flotilla on the river, with many pinnace budgerows--Artist: Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822) Medium: Watercolour Date: 1814 A View of Black Wall with part of the Yard--Artist: Dodd, R Medium: Engraving Date: 1789 Dodd, the artist, explained: "This view was taken at the launch of the Bombay Castle, a 74-gun ship built at the expence of the Hon[ora]ble East India Company and presented by them to His Majesty. Blackwall is the most eminent place on the river Thames for building and equipping ships for the service of the Honb.le East India Company. The Dockyard has been considered as the East India Yard from the year 1608 and at this time more capacious than any other private yard in the Kingdom or probably in the world…" A Hindoo Fair, a wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, 1858 TAXIS (PULKHI) WAITING FOR CUSTOMERS IN BUSINESS AREAS OF BOMBAY FORT -1800'S Malabar hill and beach -post card 1900's A view from Malabar Hill, Mumbai A view of Malabar Hill from below. malabar hill and chowpatty beach 1900's TOWN HALL BOMBAY 1800'S -FORT WALL AND HARBOUR WITH SHIP MASTS CAN BE SEEN THE OPEN GROUND IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL WAS KNOWN AS BOMBAY GREENS WHERE OPEN AIR HAGGLING FOR COTTON BUNDLES AND OTHER EXPORT ITEMS TOOK PLACE . BELOW ANOTHER VIEW OF BOMBAY GREEN TAKEN FROM TOWN HALL EAST INDIA COMPANY SOLDIER'S MARCH PAST WITH 2 BOY DRUMMERS IN THE REAR SEEN IN MID GROUND ,COTTON BUNDLES READY FOR EXPORT WITH LOADERS SITTING ON TOP OF IT CAN BE SEEN,ENGLISH OFFICER BEING CARRIED ON A PULKHI WITH TWO SOLDIERS WITH DRAWN SWORDS IN FRONT NEXT TO THE COTTON BUNDLES ,ST THOMAS CATHEDRAL IN THE FAR BACK GROUND,A CHARIOT PRECEDED BY A MUSIC BAND IN THE BACK GROUND, TWO MERCHANTS IN FLOWING ROBES ON EXTREME RIGHT NEXT TO TWO ENGLISH GENTRY POSSIBLY HAGGLING OVER MERCHANDISE-1780 BOMBAY GREEN 1830,ST THOMAS CATHEDRAL CHURCH IN BACK l showing the Cornwallis monument BOMBAY GREEN PHOTO 1850l showing the Cornwallis monument BOMBAY GREEN SHOWING COTTON BUNDLES FOR EXPORT,WORKERS WEIGHING BUNDLES ON A TRIPOD SHAPED WEIGHT MACHINE,MERCHANTS IN FLOWING ROBES AND CAPS,HAMALS/LOADERS-MEN IN SCANTY CLOTHS WOMEN IN SARIS GOSSIPING? -LIFE WENT ON THEN AS IT IS NOW BOMBAY TOWN HALL PHOTO 1850'S WITH BOMBAY GREEN GROUND AS SEEN FROM THE TOP OF THE ST THOMAS CATHEDRAL,SAILING SHIPS IN HARBOUR IN THE BACK GROUND COTTON MARKET BOMBAY NEXT TO BOMBAY HARBOUR 1860,SHIPS WITH MASTS CAN BE SEEN THE FIRST STAR HOTEL OF INDIA -WATSON HOTEL-CAN BE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND AS MULTI STORY BUILDING WITH OPEN VERANDAHS-1890[BEFORE TATA WAS CHUCKED OUT OF THE HOTEL AS A DARK SKIN INDIAN,BEFORE TATA MADE TAJ MAHAL HOTEL IN RETALIATION] TOWN HALL BEFORE DISCOVERY OF CAR/AUTOMOBILES-1880'S The Town Hall and part of Elphinstone Circle Gardens[BOMBAY GREENS]The garden was planned in 1869 and completed in 1872 with well laid out walkways and trees planted all around. Elphinstone Circle Gardens[BOMBAY GREENS] HARBOUR BOMBAY-NEAR TO Elphinstone Circle Gardens[BOMBAY GREENS] BOMBAY GREEN CONVERTED INTO A GARDEN -NOW KNOWN AS HORNIMAN CIRCLE GARDEN Times of India Buildings, corner of Elphinstone Circle (now Horniman Circle), ca. 1880 Horniman Circle Gardens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horniman_Circle_Gardens‎ The Horniman Circle Gardens is a large park in South Mumbai, India, which encompasses an area of 12,081 square yards (10,101 m2). Benjamin Horniman, the younger brother of Roy was also an author and journalist. His output was of a more serious minded nature than that of his elder brother. Similarly he was active in the campaigns to change the position of India in the empire and was also an ardent anti-vivisectionist. However he had no acting or other theatrical aspirations and after a spell at the Indian Statesman was appointed in 1913 as founding editor of the Bombay Chronicle. Here his radical views made him enemies in the colonial government and in 1919 he was banished from India. He is still remembered in India as a passionate supporter of Indian Independence. Benjamin Horniman 1920 B. G. Horniman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._G._Horniman‎ Benjamin Guy Horniman (1873 – 1948) was a British journalist and editor of the ... 1906 to join the Statesman in Calcutta as its news editor, he had worked with several ... In 1913, he became editor of the Bombay Chronicle, a daily founded by ... Horniman Circle Gardens The Horniman Circle Gardens is a large park in South Mumbai, India, which encompasses an area of 12,081 square yards. It is situated in the Fort district of Mumbai, and is surrounded by office complexes housing the country's premier banks. Wikipedia Address: Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra Horniman Circle Garden https://plus.google.com/114534335881768887204/about?gl=in&hl...‎ 3.7 5 Google reviews · Write a review Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra Horniman Circle Garden Mumbai, India - Location, Facts ... www.ixigo.com/horniman-circle-garden-mumbai-india-ne-1314230‎ Horniman Circle Garden Mumbai - Comprehensive travel guide of Horniman Circle Garden in Mumbai, Explore Location, Opening Closing Timings, How to ... Horniman Circle Gardens Mumbai www.mumbai.org.uk/parks-gardens/horniman-circle-gardens.html‎ Situated in the Fort precinct of Mumbai, Horniman Circle Gardens is one among the largest parks in southern Mumbai. This garden is surrounded by various ... Horniman Circle Garden, Fort, Mumbai - Burrp mumbai.burrp.com/listing/horniman-circle-garden_fort.../1641229445‎ In South Mumbai, Horniman Circle Gardens represents a green territory among the soaring buildings. This large park sprawls in an area of 12,081 square yards, ... 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The Catholic Gymkhana The elegance of Mumbai's club history is exemplified in this late 19th century picture of The Catholic Gymkhana at Marine Lines. The Catholic Gymkhana was considered one of the most elite clubs in Bombay.

Came across these magnificant old Bombay [ not Mumbai !! ] pics. Can you ever imagine VT station looking like this or a bird's eye view of Flora Fountain [ not Hutamata chowk !!!]. Check out Churchgate station.. It was just a shed back in 1910's.. Its pretty sad to see VT- Flora Fountain - Colaba stretch with its heritage buildings being totally defaced & neglected & over run with huge population; who have " no time to stand & stare" - as in the poem learnt in school ! VT Station minus the defacement, posters & the trash !! Churchgate Station - 1910s Colaba station [yes !! there was a railway station back then; before it was demolished ] or is it Churchgate station ?? Can you ever imagine that this Flora Fountain ?????

Bombay. Plate 40, 1893, Vintage Wall Decor

Rajabai Tower, Mumbai. The University of Mumbai's most famous landmark. Standing 260 ft tall and endowed with amazing sculptures, it was financed by Cotton entrepreneur and banker Premchand Roychand in the late 19th century.

See journey of Old Bombay or Old Mumbai to today's Mumbai in pics: These old photos of Mumbai that includes iconic landmarks and structures will make you feel nostalgic.

Mumbai is one of the oldest cities in India. Being the capital of Indian state Maharashtra, it is the fifth most populous city in the world. You could easily say that is because of the

The urban development of Bombay as a capitalist port city, was a result of the distinct location of the western Indian Colony. Sociologically, the early Victorian Bombay emerged as a capitalist city with class differentiation determining the spatial pattern of the city. The colonial / indigenous spatial dualism was just an outcome of this urban

19thC, Frith, F. Bombay, Elphinstone Circle 3010

Here comes the train! One of the earliest undated pictures taken of the city's rail system depicts Bombay's commuters doing exactly the same thing in the 19th century as they do in the 21st - waiting eagerly for next train!

See journey of Old Bombay or Old Mumbai to today's Mumbai in pics: These old photos of Mumbai that includes iconic landmarks and structures will make you feel nostalgic.

Mumbai is one of the oldest cities in India. Being the capital of Indian state Maharashtra, it is the fifth most populous city in the world. You could easily say that is because of the

See journey of Old Bombay or Old Mumbai to today's Mumbai in pics: These old photos of Mumbai that includes iconic landmarks and structures will make you feel nostalgic.

Mumbai is one of the oldest cities in India. Being the capital of Indian state Maharashtra, it is the fifth most populous city in the world. You could easily say that is because of the

See journey of Old Bombay or Old Mumbai to today's Mumbai in pics: These old photos of Mumbai that includes iconic landmarks and structures will make you feel nostalgic.

See journey of Old Bombay or Old Mumbai to today's Mumbai in pics: These old photos of Mumbai that includes iconic landmarks and structures will make you feel nostalgic.

Contrasting views of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club - a vintage photo and a contemporary one.

Came across these magnificant old Bombay [ not Mumbai !! ] pics. Can you ever imagine VT station looking like this or a bird's eye view of Flora Fountain [ not Hutamata chowk !!!]. Check out Churchgate station.. It was just a shed back in 1910's.. Its pretty sad to see VT- Flora Fountain - Colaba stretch with its heritage buildings being totally defaced & neglected & over run with huge population; who have " no time to stand & stare" - as in the poem learnt in school ! VT Station minus the defacement, posters & the trash !! Churchgate Station - 1910s Colaba station [yes !! there was a railway station back then; before it was demolished ] or is it Churchgate station ?? Can you ever imagine that this Flora Fountain ?????

See journey of Old Bombay or Old Mumbai to today's Mumbai in pics: These old photos of Mumbai that includes iconic landmarks and structures will make you feel nostalgic.

A view of Bombay, India.