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One of the gymkhana Vaishya depicts on the map
One of the many gymkhana's Vaishya depicts on the mpa
Zoomed-In Crop of Mumbai Map Gymkhanas
Zoomed-In Crop of Mumbai Map Gymkhanas
The booklet calls the tour 'The Mecca Pilgrimage' describing a trip designed for the 'control of movements of Mahomedan Pilgrims from all parts of India to Jeddah for Mecca, Medina and back.' It also reads that the Company was appointed by the…
This is a photo of a Thomas Cook & Son ticket entitling travel to Jeddah and back from Bombay and onwards to an undisclosed location during 1886. Although the ticket has not been completed by its holder, there are options to travel by steamboat from…
A photo of Thomas Cook (1808-92), a book salesman, Baptist preacher and tract distributor of Derbyshire, who was a pioneer in the tourist industry. The map discussed in this exhibit was created by his company "Thomas Cook & Son," which is in its…
Composite image of the four friezes on the front of the Thomas Cook Building in Leicester, England. The panels depict excursions offered by the travel company; the building is Grade II listed.
From source: "This is an extremely scarce and attractive map of Bombay, India issued c. 1895 by the Times of India . Covers the Island of Bombay in extraordinary detail noting numerous individual buildings, rail lines, city parks, and streets. Shows…
From source: "This is an extremely scarce and attractive map of Bombay, India issued c. 1895 by the Times of India . Covers the Island of Bombay in extraordinary detail noting numerous individual buildings, rail lines, city parks, and streets. Shows…