Object story: Goa’s First Railway
The scene depicted in this artwork portrays the tail end of the downfall of the once mighty Portuguese empire in India
Portuguese India
Vasai Fort: Remains Of The Day
Once a centre of power that empires fought to control, today this fort-city is a forest of echoes and shadows
Indo Portuguese Colonial Issue, Silver 1/2 Rupia of Goa
This is a silver coin issued when Goa was a Portuguese colony. The obverse reads “estado da India” meaning the “State of India” and states the value of the coin: “1/2 rupia”—rupia was the currency of Portuguese India from the late 17th century till the state dissolved. The emblem shows the Portuguese Coat of Arms,… Read more »
The Prospect of Cranganor
This is an engraving on Hand-made paper, after Hilippus Baldaeus (1632 – 1672). Craganor is the Anglisised name of the region of Kodungallur, a municipality in the Thissur district of Kerala. In history, the place was one of the leading ports and commercial centres of South India, also associated with the ancient port town of… Read more »