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Six panel Edo period Japanese art which depicts the arrival of a Portuguese ship in the early seventeenth century.

1600s Drawing and 1863 Photo of British Fort at the Bombay Harbor. Shows the importance of protecting this vital trading port.

1600s Drawing and 1863 Photo of British Fort at the Bombay Harbor. Shows the importance of protecting this vital trading port.

This is the flag of the Dutch East Indies Trade Company. The image at the center is their logo. This is known as the biggest and most profitable company ever.

This is the flag of the Dutch East Indies Trade Company. The image at the center is their logo. This is known as the biggest and most profitable company ever.

A map that shows the vast trade routes of the Dutch East Indies company, which had a near monopoly on many spices and dyes. This was the single biggest company to ever exist and it used its naval fleet to spread goods around the world.

A map that shows the vast trade routes of the Dutch East Indies company, which had a near monopoly on many spices and dyes. This was the single biggest company to ever exist and it used its naval fleet to spread goods around the world.

A sheet depicting different types of Compass Roses. Shows the many ways maps can denote direction.

Bombay Map from 1885