Portuguese Officials in Goa
Portuguese Officials in Goa (circa 1590) Six years after discovery of a sea route between Portugal and India a colony was setup in India, headquartered in Cochin. In 1510, it was transferred to Goa. This is a scene from Linschoten’s Voyages to the East. Copper engraving by Theodore de Bry (1528 – 1598), a German […]
Portrait of a Mughal Emperor
Portrait of a Mughal Emperor (circa 1540) Probably of Babur (1483 – 1531) seated on a stone carved throne, holding the sword of Islam. Published in The Cosmographia, in 1544, this book was the earliest German description of the world. Later the book had numerous editions in Latin, French, Italian, Czech and English. Woodcut printed […]