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| Keywords: Street in Bombay in the 1860s.jpg en Photograph of a street in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra by an unknown photographer from an album of 40 prints taken in the 1860s The view taken in the Bombay Fort area in the centre of the business district of Bombay looks along a street lined with commercial premises including Favre Brothers jewellers and watch-makers and the Bombay Times and Standard office in foreground Bombay one of the key cities of India is a major port busy manufacturing centre and capital of Maharashtra During British rule it was the administrative capital of the Bombay Presidency It extends over a peninsula jutting into the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India Originally a collection of fishing villages of the Koli community built on seven islands Bombay was by the 14th century controlled by the Gujarat Sultanate who ceded it to the Portuguese in the 16th century In 1661 it was part of the dowry brought to Charles II of England when he married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza The British built up fortifications around Bombay harbour in the 17th century around the original Portuguese settlement In the 1760s the fortifications were enhanced as the British were engaged in war with France in both Europe and India By the 19th century the British had established control over India and the fort walls were torn down and the area converted into the central district of Bombay city s 1860 http //www oldindianphotos in/2009_03_29_archive html author other versions Custom license marker 2014 10 27 PD-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Mumbai in the 1860s Bombay Fort | ||||
