First Floor

Chronology of World Architecture Encounter with the Outside World Historic Pictorial Records of Goa Glimpses of GoaThe Deshprabhu House The Godinho-Jacques House The Loyola-Furtado House The Miranda House The Silva House The Costa House The Kelekar House

Second Floor

Climate and Architecture Material and Construction China Mosaic Flooring Frescoes and Wall Paintings The Interior Oyster Shell Railings False Ceiling Columns Indo-Portuguese Furniture Eaves Board

Attic Floor

Goan Houses Early Views Helder Carita Casa de Sobrado The Balcao Houses and their setting Tulsi Vrindavan and Crosses Raj Angan Machila

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Historic Pictorial Records of Goa

A.LOPES MENDES


A.LOPES MENDES

A. LOPES MENDES WAS A PORTUGUESE OFFICIAL WHO WAS POSTED IN GOA BETWEEN 1862-73. HE WAS A SKILLED ARTIST WHO SET ABOUT RECORDING EVERY ASPECT OF GOAN LIFE COSTUMES, PEOPLE FESTIVITIES, LANDSCAPE AND BUILDINGS. HE RECORDED HIS WORK IN 2 VOLUMES CALLED 'A INDIA PORTUGUEZA' WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN 1886.

FORT OF MARMAGOA

CABO RAJ NIWAS

FORT OF REIS MAGOS

ADOA FESTIVAL (IDALCO PALACE) - PANJIM

FORT OF ST.ESTEVAO

MONUMENT OF AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE - PANJIM

ARSENAL OF OLD GOA

VIEW OF PANJIM FROM BETIM

IDALCO PALACE - PANJIM


EARLY VIEWS


VIEW OF OLD GOA - (JAN LINSCHOTEN 1638)

MANY TRAVELERS ON THEIR VISITS MADE A PICTORIAL RECORD. NOTABLE AMONG THEM IS J.H. LINSCHOTEN A DUCTCHMAN WHO PUBLISHED THE 'HISTORY OF NAVIGATION' (AMSTERDAM) 1638. THERE ALSO EXIST A SERIES OF 141 WATERCOLOURS OF AN UNKNOWN INDIAN ARTIST DEPLICTING LIFE IN THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY.

PIRATES OFF THE COAST - EARLY (16TH CENTURY)

WIDOW BEING BURIED WITH HER DEAD HUSBAND - (EARLY 16TH CENTURY)

MONEY CHANGER - (EARLY 16TH CENTURY)

PORTUGUESE LADY IN PALANQUIN - (JAN LINSCHOTEM 1638)

FIDALGO - (BIBLIOTECA, 16TH CENTURY, ROME)

PORTUGUESE LADY IN PALANQUIM - (BIBILIOTECA CASANATESE, 16TH CENTURY, ROME)

EMMISARY OF SULTAN MAHMUD OF GUJRAT - (BIBILIOTECA CASANATESE, 16TH CENTURY, ROME)

INDO-PORTUGUESE POSTCARDS


LISBON BASED JOAO LOUREIRO HAS COMPILED A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS OF THE PORTUGUESE COLONIES. THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION OF THE OVERSEAS PORTUGUESE PRESENCE AT THE TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY TILL THE MID 20TH CENTURY. HIS PUBLICATIONS COVER MACAU, CAPE VERDE, GUINEA, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, GOA, DAMAN AND DIU AND TIMOR.

TOWN HALL-PANJIM. (DEMOLISHED) N.W.SEQUIERA (1900)

MONUMENTS TO AFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE - PANJIM N.W.SEQUIERA (1900)

ARIAL VIEW-PANJIM. COMMISSIONER OF AVIATION (1950)

DAYANAND BANDODKAR MARG. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

GENERAL POST OFFICE-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

M.G.ROAD-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

AERIAL VIEW-MAPUSA. COMMISSIONER OF AVIATION (1950)

RIBANDAR CAUSEWAY-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

IDALCO PALACE-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

DAYANAND BANDODKAR MARG-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

M.G.ROAD-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

REIS MAGOS FORT AND CHURCH. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

DAYANAND BANDODKAR MARG AT CAMPAL-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

VIEW FROM ALTINHO TOWARDS VEREM-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

VIEW FROM ALTINHO TOWARDS RIBANDAR-PANJIM. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)

PIER-PANJIM. SOUZA & PAUL(1925)

DONA PAULA JETTY. N.W.SEQUIERA(1900)



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