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31. Photo 146/1(101)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(101)
Title:
Hareshwar, Bombay Presidency Coast, The Konkun. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography A village of temples sacred to Poona Brahmins. About 22 miles south of Janjira and 4 from Shrivardhan.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

32. Photo 146/1(130)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(130)
Title:
Boria Head, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Looking southerly. The small house on the foreshore is the office of the Bo. S.N.Co. whose ferry steamers call daily in the Fair season. Very faint beyond is Jaigad Head, earlier known as Cape Z in accordance with the former spelling of Zyghur for Jaigad. The tilla...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

33. Photo 146/1(186)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(186)
Title:
Wagotan Quai, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Accessible at all tides to country craft up to 80/90 tons burden. In former times Kharepatan, at the head of the River Wagotan tidal waters was a place of importance both as a local mart and port of transhipment (ex small craft) for the hinterland via the Phonda Gh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

34. Photo 146/1(211)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(211)
Title:
Newti, South Cove. The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Here lay the Bhonle's sneak-thief navy. It kept the offshore waters in fair season only, preying only upon the small unarmed coastal traders in the days of the Angrias of Gheria he was careful not to overlap or intrude into their 'trade'. Nor ever to voluntarily mee...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

35. Photo 146/1(212)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(212)
Title:
Newti, South Cove. The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Here lay the Bhonle's sneak-thief navy. It kept the offshore waters in fair season only, preying only upon the small unarmed coastal traders in the days of the Angrias of Gheria he was careful not to overlap or intrude into their 'trade'. Nor ever to voluntarily mee...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

36. Photo 146/1(236)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(236)
Title:
Riari [Redi] Bay, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Entrance to creek which runs by the outer north walls of the fort. In 1793 the country ship ‘Myrtle’ officered only by Europeans from Mangalore to Larwar with a cargo of rice, was seized by Khem Savant’s gallevats and taken into the creek and despoiled. They boasted...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

37. Photo 146/1(240)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(240)
Title:
Aguada Fortress, Goa, Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Commands the passage of the Mandovi River into Panjim and Old Goa, besides the anchorage itself. Noted for its copious supply of the purest drinking water (Agoa = water). In the days of ‘Sail’, it was a noted port of call by vessels of all nations here to fill t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

38. Photo 146/1(247)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(247)
Title:
Aguada Fort, Goa, Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography The Praca Fonte (Fort Fountain or spring) in the shadow of an enormous fig tree.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 146/1(256)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(256)
Title:
Caranzaleim Bay, Goa, Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Below Cabo and opposite Aguada. The monastery buildings at the point were taken over as Government House when the Portuguese viceroy left the residence at Panjim.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 146/1(265b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 146/1(265b)
Title:
Mormagao [Mormugao] Harbour, Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
Scope & Content:
After an acrimonious controversy as to the respective merits of the route for a railway from Bellary to the coast at Karwar (all in British India) or one via Castle Rock to Mormagao, the latter was selected, and is now known as The Western India Portuguese Railway. The concession included the pr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1939
Extent:
1 item