Bombay Harbour, Panwell Creek. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography Looking from Belapur towards the Panwell shore. A small launch of the B.S.N. Co. Ltd. at anchor. In 1910 the ferry steamer Godaveri was wrecked on a reef that projected into midstream, the mark buoy having shifted.
Bombay Harbour, Panwell Creek (Ulwa). Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from Belapur. The ferry steamer landing stage is at the point on the left. Panwell town is about 3 miles off. The steamer is met by a horde of pony tongas, the gallop to Panwell in clouds of dust and invectives is the most exciting part of a harbour excursion.
Bombay Harbour, Panwell Creek, Belapur Fort. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography Fort on the north bank of Panwell Creek. Of negligible importance against disciplined forces. It did nothing to impede the landings of the Bombay Army at Panwell in the Mahratta wars.
Bombay Harbour (Panwell Creek), Belapur. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Little more than a fortified Customs post. Probably intended only to control the movements of small country craft. Note the topee as worn by a lady of Bombay in the year 1914.
Bombay Harbour, Panwell (its eastern extremity). Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography 85 miles or so on the Bombay - Poona road, though but 14 or so across the harbour. Mahratta territory until wrested from the Peishwas, but seized as the base of the Bombay Army in the three Mahratta wars. In the background are Funnel Hill and Cathedral Rocks, outpos...
Bombay Harbour, Shewa Bunder, between Ulwa and Karanjah. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography An isignificant fishing village. The small craft are known as 'muchwas'. Note the brab or toddy palm. Also known as the wild palm. The stone ridge in the foreground is a fish trap.
Bombay Harbour, Shewa. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Looking towards Kuranja Hill. The ruined building is supposed to be a Portuguese customs post. This may have been the frontier with the adjoining Moghul, later Mahratta territory.
Bombay Harbour, Karanja. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Landscape Photography An island, so called, but connected by a neck of land with the eastward mainland. Five miles across the harbour by sea, by land it is a devious route of nearly forty. Two hills, separated by a plain, rise from it, whilst the Nagotna Creek lies between it and the Kol...
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.