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St. John the Baptist Church, SEEPZ, Mumbai

Portuguese church built in 1579 by Portuguese Jesuits.

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A Portuguese map of Asia from around 1550, less detailed than Ataide and Teixeira's map. Flags fill empty space rather than water colors.

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A Portuguese stamp commemorating the 450th anniversary of Portuguese India with a painting of Mumbai from 1635.

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A map of Goa from a 1630 Portuguese atlas.

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A video newsreel recounting the annexation of Goa by India from the Portuguese in 1961.

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A guide map of Bombay

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Watercolour on paper of Victoria Terminal Station in a monsoon

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Zoomed in crop focusing on Gloria Church, which is emphasised in this 1958 Bombay Guide Map

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Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on Haji Ali Mosque and Tomb which is not emphasised on this map

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Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the eastern harbour with oversized ports and drawings of boats

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