Bombay Harbour, ruins of the Portuguese church. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography Ruins within the fort on the summit of Lower Karanja. Taken by assault in 1774 by troops under the command of Colonel Keatinge, Bombay Army.
The Franciscan church & convent of Santa Barbara. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography Note one of the several breaches in the seaward walls. A former Portuguese settlement on the banks of the Ambalika river. 30 miles by sea from Bombay and 7 from Alibagh. An inscription in the forecourt states that the ramparts were completed in 1577, but many ...
The Konkun Coast, Ruins of the Franciscan church of St Barbara. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography The ruins of the settlement are extensive, and among other edifices, forlorn and devastated is the house of the Domicans and the Misericordia. St Francis Xavier visited Chaul on his voyages from Goa to Bassein. This fact is confirmed by a white marble tablet let...
The Konkun Coast, Chaul. Ruins of the Franciscan church of St Barbara. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography The ruins of the settlement are extensive, and among other edifices, forlorn and devastated is the house of the Domicans and the Misericordia. St Francis Xavier visited Chaul on his voyages from Goa to Bassein. This fact is confirmed by a white marble tablet let...
Hurnai [Harnai] and neighbourhood, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography Roman Catholic church of St Ann built in 1817, the first year of British occupation. A few poor native Christians live here. They are said to be descendants of craftsmen from Goa engaged for the maintenance of the fabric of the forts by the Angrias. They are as ...
Dapoli, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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The deserted Garrison Church of Dapoli, 7 miles inland from Hurnai. In 1819 it was the Headquarters of the South Konkun Division. In the mid-19th century it was still a cantonment for an active battalion of Native Infantry and the Bombay Veteran Battalion. It was a house of discord and disconten...
Sanquerim, Goa, Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography Candolim Church by the sea shore below the northern face of the fort. One officer, at least, in the British Force of Occupation (1798-1815) is known to have married a Portuguese lady in this church.