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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870.
Laying of the telegraph cable across the Indian Ocean between Bombay and Aden, 1870. Landing the shore end of the cable at Aden. The cable was laid by Brunel's steamship the 'Great Eastern', visible in the distance. From "The Ocean Telegraph to India" by JC Parkinson. (London, 1870).. Image from Heritage Images
Bombay, the East India Company's port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755.
Photographic Print of Bombay, the East India Companys port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755 from Heritage-Images
Bombay, the East India Company's port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755. Company trading vessels are in the foreground and quayside warehouses and buildings behind. Bombay was ceded by the Portuguese to Charles II of England in 1661 as the dowry of Catherine de Braganza. In 1668 Charles leased it to the East India Company for an annual payment of £10, and the Company moved its headquarters there in 1687.. Image from Heritage Images
Bombay, the East India Company's port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755. Company trading vessels are in the foreground and quayside warehouses and buildings behind. Bombay was ceded by the Portuguese to Charles II of England in 1661 as the dowry of Catherine de Braganza. In 1668 Charles leased it to the East India Company for an annual payment of £10, and the Company moved its headquarters there in 1687.. Image from Heritage Images
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