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Photo 146/1(176)

Record Id:

041-003049829

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003049654

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100025648639.0x00094a

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Photo 146/1(176)

Title:

Viziadrug Fort, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters

Scope & Content:

Genre: Architectural Photography

This bastion commands the circular passage to the second guard gate. The view is looking north to the other bank of the River Wagotan estuary. Watson's fleet anchored abreast of the fort here. The fighting ships employed here were: Royal Navy - Kent 70 guns, Cumberland 66, Tyger 60, Salisbury 50, Bridgewater 20, Kingfisher 20. Bombay Marine - Protector 44, Revenge 28, Guardian 28, Viper 16.

Viziadrug/Gheria. Also called by the early English voyagers Kharepatan, from the name of the town at the head of the River Wagotan's tidal waters.

Viziadrug, as the Moghuls called it and as it is known today was "miscalled Gheria" when in the occupation of the Angrian pirates. It is about 70 miles from Bombay, Long:73-23, Lat:16-3. Capt. Hall, a sailot merchant adventurer, was there in 1628 whilst the ships HOPEWELL, HART and STAR were at Jaitapore. Peter Andrews in recording the visit of his commander writes: "And founde it a most brave harboure." Also - "It is an excellent place for fortification and good stoare of fresh water by a river's mouth; where alsoe lyeth great stoare of stones already hewen cut, soe there is nothing wanteth but the King's leave; then a small matter would build a fort to oppose any anymis." Actually there are ruins inside the fort of a wall of some antiquity. Gheria, so-called, came into notoriety only with the rise of Canojee Angria, whose father had been a seaman in Shivajee's fleet. Shivajee built the fort in 1662, 18 years before his death, 1680.

Detailed account of the Angrias continues overleaf.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003049654
040-003049655
041-003049829

Is part of:

Photo 146 : Thomas Walters Venn Collection: Photographs of Western India. Photographer(s): Venn, Thomas Walters
Photo 146/1 : Thomas Walters Venn Collection: 'Snapshot views of the West Coast of India'. Photographer(s): Venn, Thomas Walters

Photo 146/1(176) : Viziadrug Fort, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters

Hierarchy:

032-003049654[0001]/040-003049655[0174]/041-003049829

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 146

Record Type (Level):

Item

Extent:

1 item

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Not applicable

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Techniques:

Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print

Start Date:

1930

End Date:

1939

Date Range:

1930-1939

Era:

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