Mangalore Fort. The South Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Tipu Sultan caused to be brought before him the fort commandant and his principal officers who had surrendered to the British and in the presence of his assembled troops had them blown from the muzzles of his great guns. He declaimed: "I, with 30,000 men besieged the place for 8 months and cou...
Jemulabad Fort. The South Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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A 'baffler' wall with a ditch, excavated from the solid rock, before the second gate in the ascent. Twice captured by British and Indian troops, the last time from the robber Tim Naik who, with some of his following was executed (blown from the cannon) at Mangalore.
Jemulabad Fort. The South Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Half way up the only approach to the fort proper. In military phrasing, a covert way. Twice captured by British and Indian troops, the last time from the robber Tim Naik who, with some of his following was executed (blown from the cannon) at Mangalore.
Jemulabad Fort. The South Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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View from a dead end in the ramparts, with vertical drop to the plain below. Twice captured by British and Indian troops, the last time from the robber Tim Naik who, with some of his following was executed (blown from the cannon) at Mangalore.
Settlement of the Nawaiyat Sect. Bhakal, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography This place became the chief settlement of the Nawaiyat sect of Mohamedans. The tradition is that they were driven out of Persia by persecution in the 7th century. Finding a refuge here in North Canara and mixing with Gentile women has produced this peculiar comm...
Settlement of the Nawaiyat Sect. Bhakal, The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, T.W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography This place became the chief settlement of the Nawaiyat sect of Mohamedans. The tradition is that they were driven out of Persia by persecution in the 7th century. Finding a refuge here in North Canara and mixing with Gentile women has produced this peculiar comm...