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Fort William in the Kingdom of Bengal, belonging to the East India Company of England

Rajesh Kochhar 21/11/2018 No Comments

This coloured engracving (which I biought in 1986 in London) is quite similar to, but not identical with, the engravings in British Library and British Museum. Because of the similarity, this one must also be attributed to Jan van Ryne.

SECONDARY TOOLS OF EMPIRE:Jesuit Men of Science in India (1994)

Rajesh Kochhar 28/05/2009 No Comments

R.K.KOCHHAR (Source: ‘Discoveries, Missionary Expansion and Asian Cultures’, edited by Teotonio R. de Souza ( New Delhi :Concept Publishing Company) 1994, pp.175-183) The arrival of St. Francis Xavier at Goa on 6th May. 1542, is an even of singular importance. He was the first Jesuit in ( continue reading… )

Shipbuilding at Bombay

Rajesh Kochhar 20/12/2008 No Comments

Also see a later version: R. Kochhar (2005) Shipbuilding in India: Wadia shipbuilders. In: Encyclopedia of the History of Non-Western science (Ed.: H. Selin) Springer. http://oesys.spriger.de/hnws Current Science, 66, 965-969, 1994 Shipbuilding at Bombay R.K. Kochhar The arrival of the Portuguese by sea in 1498 introduced navy as a new ( continue reading… )

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