The Temple and Tank of Walkeschwar at Bombay," by Edwin Lord Weeks, 1890's

*"Temple of Ambernath near Callian," a wood engraving by E. Therond, 1878*

"Hindoo women of Bombay in ceremonial dress"*;

*"Visit of the Viceroy of India to the Sassoon Dock at Bombay," from the Illustrated London News, 1865*

*"View of Bombay showing the fort," from 'History of the Indian Mutiny', 1858*

*"Native entertainment to European troops at Bombay," from the Illustrated London News, 1858

1858-BOMBAY FORT

*"The Hon. East India Company's fleet of transports and war-steamers in Bombay Harbour, previous to their departure for the Persian Gulf," Illustrated London News, 1857*

Commencement of the Reservoir, in the Valley of Vehar, Island of Salsette," Illustrated London News, 1856*

1770-BOMBAY

BOMBAJA-(BOMBAY) FORT 1731

Bombay," an oil painting by George Lambert and Samuel Scott, c.1731

BOMBAIA(BOMBAY) 1703

A Bombay-minted half-anna coin from 1794: the left side promises "justice" ('adl)

A silver 15-rupee coin from the Bombay mint, 1770

An early East India Company paisa coin, minted in Bombay in 1672

VASAI FORT-1630

The Town of Chaul" and "The Town of Bassein," a French print from the 1700's
Source: ebay, Sept. 2007

1780-MAP OF BOMBAY-SHOWING ENGLISH FORT ;PORTUGESE FORT AT VASAI ;MAHIN(MAHIM)BANDORA(BANDRA)WARSOUVA(VERSOVA)

1750-MAP OF 'BOMBAY'ISLAND AND BANDURA(BANDRA)AND MAYEN(MAHIM)

MAP -BOMBAY-1893

1780--SURAT

"Logie van Suratte," the headquarters building of the Dutch East India Company, from 'Pieter van den Broecke's Voyages to West Africa and Asia 1605-1630' by Isaac Commelin, Amsterdam, 1646;-LATER-- AFTER CAPTURE BY BRITISH

A depiction of the British factory in Surat, after the English had supplanted the Dutch (compare the Dutch "logie" above); a French engraving, c.1725

MAP OF' BONBAS' (BOMBAY)AND SURAT--[A coastal map for pilots from 'Le petit flambeau de la mer', 1650's ]AND FORT OF 'BOMBAIE'(BOMBAY)

Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi (late Ruler of Aundh)

British bicycle troops in India, 1920s.

VASAI FORT BOMBAY-1780['View of the North Face of Basseen at the Surrender. Decemr. 11 1780. Charles Reynolds del'. In the operations against the Marathas by General Goddard in 1779-80 Bassein was besieged and taken by a small force under Captain James Hartley. It was restored to the Marathas in 1782 but incorporated into British India in 1818 on the overthrow of the Peshwa." ]

Above the wall, breached in two places, are the roofs and towers of the Franciscan church of San Antonio, the Jesuit Church of the Holy Name, the church of N.S. da Vida and the church of the Dominicans. In the distance is the Cathedral of St. Joseph. The Dominican and Franciscan churches were already roofless by 1780. On the right is part of a wicker and bale construction probably connected with the siege operations. The union flag flies over the breached wall.









It is interesting how much the coast has receded from the walls since 1820 as a new town has sprung up.

MAPS OF BOMBAY 1700'S

*an overview of the Bombay region*

*the Daman to Bassein region*

MAP BOMBAY AREA

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 (India III)*