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't Engelse Fort in Bombaja. 't Engelse Fort in Bombaja aande water zyde
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Engraving by an anonymous artist of the Fort at
Bombay in Maharashtra, dated between 1700 and 1750. The print is
captioned 't Engelse Fort in Bombaja; 't Engelse Fort in Bombaja
aande water zyde.'; and is inscribed in ink: 'The English Fort in
Bombay'.The area of Bombay was controlled by the Portuguese from
1534 until 1661, when it was ceded to the English as part of the
marriage dowry Catherine of Braganza. In 1668, the directors of the
English East India ordered the construction of a custom house,
warehouse and quay around the Portuguese settlement on Bombay
Island. In the 1670s, under the governorship of Gerald Aungier,
Bombay was developed as a trading centre. In 1716, his plans for a
walled town with bastions were implemented by a later governor,
Charles Boone. By 1710, the fort included a magazine, quarters for
soldiers and two water tanks. This engraving shows two views of the
fort, one from the landward side and the other from the
harbour.
Title: 't Engelse Fort in Bombaja. 't Engelse Fort in Bombaja aande
water zyde
Description:
Engraving by an anonymous artist of the Fort at
Bombay in Maharashtra, dated between 1700 and 1750.
The print is
captioned 't Engelse Fort in Bombaja; 't Engelse Fort in Bombaja
aande water zyde.
'; and is inscribed in ink: 'The English Fort in
Bombay'.
The area of Bombay was controlled by the Portuguese from
1534 until 1661, when it was ceded to the English as part of the
marriage dowry Catherine of Braganza.
In 1668, the directors of the
English East India ordered the construction of a custom house,
warehouse and quay around the Portuguese settlement on Bombay
Island.
In the 1670s, under the governorship of Gerald Aungier,
Bombay was developed as a trading centre.
In 1716, his plans for a
walled town with bastions were implemented by a later governor,
Charles Boone.
By 1710, the fort included a magazine, quarters for
soldiers and two water tanks.
This engraving shows two views of the
fort, one from the landward side and the other from the
harbour.
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